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Perceptions of FASD by Minnesota public defenders
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 165-172, July 2017. Purpose Persons diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are more likely to come into contact with the criminal justice system than general population controls. Although previous survey evidence has suggested that federal district attorneys are limited in their knowledge of the psycholegal impairments presented by defendants with this condition, such research has yet to have been conducted with state-specific public defenders. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The Dillman Tot...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - August 15, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Developing a psychotropic medication education group on a secure ward for men with intellectual disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 155-164, July 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish and evaluate a psychotropic medication education group for men with intellectual disability on a secure psychiatric ward. Design/methodology/approach A multi-disciplinary team was convened to oversee the project. A curriculum was developed that covered major classes of psychotropic drugs as well as broader themes related to taking medication and general wellbeing. Each group session incorporated a range of teaching methods supported by accessible materials. Evaluation was ...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - August 15, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Service evaluation of a Specialist Memory Clinic for adults with ID in South Wales
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 145-154, July 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the findings of a service evaluation project of the Specialist Memory Clinic for people with intellectual disabilities in South Wales using the Dementia guidelines published by the British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (BPS/RCPsych, 2015). Design/methodology/approach Clinical audit using case notes of patients attending Memory Clinics during 2011 and 2015 benchmarked against best practice guidelines; carers feedback from Memory Clinic attendanc...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - August 15, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Aging with intellectual and developmental disabilities and dementia in Manitoba
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 134-144, July 2017. Purpose Information on the risk of dementia in aging persons with intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD) in Manitoba, Canada is lacking. The purpose of this paper is to estimate dementia prevalence in adults with IDD. Design/methodology/approach Anonymized population-level health and non-health administrative data (1979-2012) contained in the Population Health Research Data Repository of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) were linked to identify adults with IDD, and estimate the prevalence of dementi...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - August 15, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 131-132, May 2017. (Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - June 15, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The case for guided self-help for people with intellectual disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 126-130, May 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine guided self-help (GSH), and some of the barriers as to why it is not routinely available for people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design/methodology/approach This paper offers an overview of GSH and the potential benefits of it as an intervention for people with ID with mild depression and/or anxiety. Findings The current literature reports the successful use and effectiveness of GSH in the general population. However, despite this there is little evidence that it is...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Resilience in children and young people with intellectual disabilities: a review of literature
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 86-97, May 2017. Purpose Building the resilience of children with intellectual disabilities (ChID) can help reduce the personal, social and economic costs associated with mental ill health among such children. The purpose of this paper is to review the research evidence on resilience in ChID and to suggest areas for further research. Design/methodology/approach Journal articles published in the last 20 years were searched in on-line databases to find potential papers for this review. The inclusion criteria were to search for published journa...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The case for guided self help for people with intellectual disabilites
This article examines Guided Self-Help (GSH), and some of the barriers as to why it is not routinely available for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Design/methodology/approach This article offers an overview of GSH and the potential benefits of it as an intervention for people with ID with mild depression and/or anxiety. Findings The current literature reports the successful use and effectiveness of GSH in the general population. However despite this there is little evidence that it is being used in practice for people with ID. Originality/value This paper offers an overview of GSH and advocates for its incre...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Adherence of clinicians to guidelines for the prescription of antipsychotic drugs to people with intellectual disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2017. Purpose Antipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed to people with intellectual disabilities to ameliorate psychotic symptoms and behavioural symptoms with and without mental condition. Guidelines recommend systematic evaluation of treatment effects and adverse effects, and limiting the treatment duration. Studies have shown that adherence to prescription guidelines is beneficial for clients ’ outcomes. Therefore, we set up a study to investigate the adherence to antipsychotic drug prescription guidelines in two treatment settings. ...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Discharging inpatients with intellectual disability from secure to community services: risk assessment and management considerations
This study described the risk assessment and management factors considered during the discharge of patients from secure to community services, which are of direct relevance to multiple stakeholders post-Winterbourne. Originality/value Challenges when facilitating discharge were highlighted, such as ongoing risk management issues, or unexpected discharge from tribunals, and how these were addressed, via the development of extensive risk assessment and management processes and interdisciplinary and interagency working. (Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Resilience in children and young people with intellectual disabilities: a review of literature
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2017. Purpose Building the resilience of children with intellectual disabilities (ChID) can help reduce the personal, social and economic costs associated with mental ill health among such children. The aim of this paper is to review the research evidence on resilience in children with intellectual disabilities and to suggest areas for further research. Design/methodology/approach Journal articles published in the last 20 years were searched in on-line databases to find potential papers for this review. The inclusion criteria were to search f...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Editorial
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2017. (Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - May 18, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research