Mental health or learning disabilities? The use of a specialist inpatient unit for a man with learning disabilities, schizophrenia and vascular dementia

Abstract

This case study is of a man with learning disabilities and significant general medical and mental health problems. It illustrates some of the difficulties in assessment, diagnosis, management and service provision with such cases. It is described how an extended admission to a specialist in‐patient unit was necessary in which the Care Programme Approach (CPA) was used to organise multidisciplinary care.

Citation

Hemmings, C. and Greig, A. (2007), "Mental health or learning disabilities? The use of a specialist inpatient unit for a man with learning disabilities, schizophrenia and vascular dementia", Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 32-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/17530180200700018