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Findings from an Online Survey of Family Carer Experience of the Management of Challenging Behaviour in People with Intellectual Disabilities, with a Focus on the Use of Psychotropic Medication
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Sheehan, Rory; Kimona, Kate; Giles, Audrey; Cooper, Vivien; Hassiotis, Angela – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: There is relatively little published data that report the experiences and views of family carers of people with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour who are prescribed psychotropic medication. Materials and methods: An online structured questionnaire was created by the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, a UK…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy
The Development of a New Integrated Mental Health Service for People with Learning Disabilities
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Hall, Ian; Higgins, Alan; Parkes, Charles; Hassiotis, Angela; Samuels, Sarah – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
People with learning disabilities can have mental health problems like anyone else. People with learning disabilities should be able to use the same mental health services as anyone else. In this article we say how we have tried to make this happen. It is now well recognized that people with learning disabilities experience the full range of…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Learning Disabilities, Mental Disorders