Intellectual disability and autism in adults influence psychological treatments for mental health comorbidities

Intellectual disability and autism in adults influence psychological treatments for mental health comorbidities Rachel Mills, Rajan Nathan, Paul Soper, Felix Michelet, Alex G. Stewart, Sujeet Jaydeokar Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of the study was to examine whether there were differences in the provision of non-pharmacological interventions based on the level of intellectual disability and the presence or absence of autism. Mental health conditions are often underdiagnosed in adults with intellectual disability and do not always receive psychological interventions as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellent guidelines. To realise the national UK programme’s aim of stopping the overuse of medications in people with intellectual disability, it is important that these individuals have access to appropriate non-pharmacological interventions. The authors examined the relationship between an individual’s level of intellectual disability and the presence or absence of autism with access to relevant non-pharmacological interventions from specialist community intellectual disability services.A cross-sectional study of adults accessing four specialist intellectual disability services in North West England in 2019.There was a high prevalence of mental health comorbidity, even higher for autistic adults. However, a relatively small percentage of the study population was r...

Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - April 12, 2023 Category: Disability Authors: Rachel Mills Rajan Nathan Paul Soper Felix Michelet Alex G. Stewart Sujeet Jaydeokar Source Type: research