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Psychiatric symptoms of dementia among elderly people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(6), June 1997, pp.662-666.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on the rate of psychiatric symptoms among elderly people with learning disabilities who have dementia by studying the population of Leicestershire in the UK. Concludes that psychiatric symptoms occur commonly in dementia, can cause significant distress and require recognition, understanding and the development of effective managements.
The psychiatry of elderly people with mental handicaps
- Author:
- COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7(12), December 1992, pp.865-874.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Argues that postmortem studies and attempts to link neuropathological findings with clinical findings, and presumptive diagnoses of Alzheimer's Disease following a decline in skills of the elderly with mental handicaps, have shed little light on the true extent of dementia in the elderly mentally handicapped.
A population-based cross-sectional study of social networks and demography in older compared with younger adults with learning disabilities
- Author:
- COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(4), December 1998, pp.212-220.
This report describes a comprehensive population-based study of people with learning disabilities aged 65 years or over, living in Leicestershire, compared with a randomly selected group of people with learning disabilities aged 20-64 years. Fewer elderly people lived with relatives: the majority lived in residential care using both learning disabilities services and services designed for the general population of older people. The social networks of the older cohort were more restricted than those of the younger cohort, and they spent less time engaged in enjoyable social interactions and activities. The results suggests that current services are not yet meeting the needs of this growing older population.
Psychiatry of elderly compared to younger adults with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(4), 1997, pp.303-311.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Investigates the prevalence of psychiatric disorders amongst adults with intellectual disabilities aged 65 years and over, living in Leicestershire, UK, compared to a random sample of adults with intellectual disabilities aged 20-64 years, living in the same area. Both groups had high rates of current psychiatric morbidity, but rates were significantly higher in the elderly group. Also found dementia occurs at a much higher rate amongst people with intellectual disabilities than it does amongst the general population.