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Awareness and accessibility of the Dutch mental health care system for people with borderline intellectual functioning or mild intellectual disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose In The Netherlands, curative mental health care and supportive care for people with an intellectual disability (ID) are organised in separate domains. Prevalence of mental health problems is known to be high among people with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) or mild intellectual disabilities (MID). By contrast, according to recent findings, prevalence of BIF and MID is high among patients in mental health care (17.5 –58 per cent). In The Netherlands, a new quality standard of care (QSOC) on mental health care for people with BIF or...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - September 27, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The Swiss mental healthcare system for people with intellectual disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the mental healthcare system for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Switzerland. It covers the current provision of mental healthcare services as well as educational and research aspects, and summarises both the historical development and the current data on demography, health economics, legislation and national policy. Design/methodology/approach The authors performed an extensive literature research and evaluated the (very sparse) literature, conducted some interviews with recognised expe...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - September 26, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Mental health services for adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities in Norway: a descriptive study
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss mental health services for people with intellectual disability (ID) in Norway. Design/methodology/approach A literature review and a survey were conducted to map services for people with ID and mental health problems in Norway. Findings The results were sparse and confirmed what is already known among clinicians working with these patients. The Norwegian services are fragmented and there are geographical differences. Research limitations/implications There are no special services for chil...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - September 19, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Stopping over-medication of people with an intellectual disability, autism or both (STOMP) in England part 2 – the story so far
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose The STOMP programme – stopping the over-medication of people with an intellectual disability, autism or both is a three-year programme supported by NHS England. Concern about the overuse of antipsychotic drugs has been a constant theme since the 1970s. However, despite a multitude of guidelines the practice continues . The report into the events at Winterbourne View not only raised concerns about the overuse of antipsychotic drugs but of antidepressants. Part 1 presented the historical background to the use of psychotropic drugs for people ...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - September 19, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Stopping over-medication of people with intellectual disability, Autism or both (STOMP) in England part 1 – history and background of STOMP
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose The programme – Stopping the over-medication of people with an intellectual disability, Autism or Both (STOMP) is a three-year programme supported by NHS England. Concern about the overuse of antipsychotic drugs has been a constant theme since the 1970s. However, despite a multitude of guidelines the practice c ontinues. The report into the events at Winterbourne View not only raised concerns about the overuse of antipsychotic drugs but of antidepressants and multiple psychotropic drug use. The purpose of this paper is twofold: Part 1 is to...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - September 14, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Mental health services for people with intellectual disability in Ireland: evidence, barriers and opportunities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the historical background and policy context of mental health services for people with intellectual disability (ID) in Ireland. It then considers recent implementation and lessons from the Irish experience. Design/methodology/approach The policy background and research literature relevant to the development of mental health services for people with ID in Ireland was reviewed and discussed. Findings Mental health services in Ireland remain in a state of change, moving towards the implementation of spec...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - September 7, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

North Cumbria and North East Transforming Care, transforming lives case study
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how, as part of a national initiative led by NHS England and key partners, it is transforming lives by helping people with a learning disability, autism or both to live more independent and better quality lives in their own home rather than spending many years in hospital unnecessarily. Design/methodology/approach The methodology applied was to capture the real experience of a person with a learning disability, autism or both who successfully moved from long-term hospital care to home. This was achiev...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - August 17, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Shifting the balance of power
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Purpose This purpose of this paper is to examine the role of engagement and empowerment in “Transforming Care”, for people with a learning disability. The aim is to shift the balance of power so that people are able to live ordinary lives in the community, in the home they choose, close to people they love. It shares ideas to support people to take control over their own lives and to influence the system, so that it works with people, rather than “doing to” people. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines barriers and enablers to peopl...
Source: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities - July 2, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research