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Loss and profound learning disabilities: the significance of early separation responses
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2016. Purpose Learning disabilities may complicate the experience of bereavement and loss, in those with communicative impairments compounded by complex healthcare needs and sensori-motor limitations. Whilst theorists have argued that the cognitive difficulties of people with profound learning disabilities impede mourning reactions, none have attempted to make sense of the responses they do exhibit. Design/methodology/approach A select review considers the neurophysiology underlying attachment bonds, complications in attachment formation...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - November 1, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Editorial
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2016. (Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - November 1, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Asperger syndrome, internet and fantasy versus reality - a forensic case study
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2016. Purpose People with ASD are known to have difficulties in their social communication and interaction. The internet is a 21st century phenomenon that provides such individuals with a world in which they can exist without the awkwardness of face-to-face contact. The purpose of this paper is to start to illustrate the high risks that can occur when the internet is used as the main forum for interaction in individuals who are socially impaired. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a brief summary of literature in relation to...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - November 1, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Enhancing clinical practice: reducing health inequalities - reflections on a clinical education and training partnership
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2016. Purpose This paper outlines a two year project designed to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes of people with intellectual disabilities using health services in South London by raising awareness and increasing health staff confidence and capability. Design/methodology/approach The Project was conducted in two stages. In stage 1, a mapping exercise was undertaken to establish existing intellectual disabilities education and training availability. In stage 2, a network of stakeholders was formed and education and t...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - November 1, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Improving healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities. The development of an evidence-based teaching programme
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2016. Purpose To develop and implement an educational programme to improve medical students' attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. The ultimate goal is to improve the healthcare outcomes for individuals with intellectual disability. Design/methodology/approach The development of an educational programme involving actors with an intellectual disability as simulated patients. Scenarios were developed involving basic healthcare interactions. The programme was piloted in three sessions with 45 students. An qualitative a...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - November 1, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

‘What can we do?’ Compassionate care and the potential role of clinical psychologists working within learning disability services post-Francis and Winterbourne
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2016. Purpose The aim of this paper is to to discuss the role of clinical psychologists in promoting compassionate cultures within learning disability services. Design/methodology/approach This is a commentary paper which draws on Albee ’s (1983, 2000) social justice model as a theoretical framework for the primary prevention of the mental health consequences of social injustice. Findings Albee's model conceptualises three interconnected areas including; the individual or micro level, the organisational or meso level and the l evel of...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - November 1, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Trauma-focussed cognitive-behaviour therapy for people with mild intellectual disabilities: outcomes of a pilot study
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 5, September 2016. Purpose Trauma-focussed cognitive-behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) is the most effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Individuals who present with complex PTSD are among the most complex and challenging patients seen by intellectual disability psychology and psychiatry services. This was a pilot study of a TF-CBT intervention for people with intellectual disabilities and complex PTSD. Design/methodology/approach Three groups of adults with learning disabilities presenting with complex PTSD (n=3, n=5 and n=4) were...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - October 27, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Sports and intellectual disability: a clash of cultures?
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 5, September 2016. Purpose In this commentary I argue that sports, play and games have contributed immensely to human evolution and development. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a commentary Findings Often dismissed as past-times or amusements, a wealth of research has now evidenced the benefits of sports to children, youth, adults and senior citizens. Physical health, emotional well-being, friendships, learning/cognition and self-esteem are all positively impacted through participation in sports. Yet these benefits are rarely exploited ...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - October 27, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Simulation training to support healthcare professionals to meet the health needs of people with intellectual disabilities
This study employed a mixed methods design to assess the impact of the simulation course. Quantitative data was collected using the Healthcare Skills Questionnaire and a self-report confidence measure, qualitative data was collected using post-course survey with free text responses to open questions. Findings Healthcare skills and confidence showed statistical improvements from pre to post-course. Qualitative analyses demonstrated that participants perceived improvements to: attitudes, communication skills, reasonable adjustments, interprofessional and multi-disciplinary working, knowledge of key issues in working with pe...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - October 27, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Book clubs for people with ID - the evidence and impact on wellbeing and community participation of reading wordless books
This article will introduce the social and scientific rationale for book clubs, whose members read wordless books together, and give examples of storytelling with picture books in libraries and other community settings for people with intellectual disabilities and autism. Design/methodology/approach We consider the impact of book clubs reading picture books without words, alongside an understanding of the underlying neuroscience (see Table 1 for search strategy). We compare differences in the neuroscience of information and emotion processing between pictures and words. Accounts from Book Club facilitators illustrate thes...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - October 27, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Editorial
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities,Volume 10, Issue 5, September 2016. (Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - October 27, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research