Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 6 Issue 4

A therapeutic community for personality disorder in a high secure intellectual disability service: inception and early experiences

Jon Taylor, Sarah Trout, Janice Christopher, Alan Bland

This paper seeks to explain the reasons for use of a therapeutic community for personality disorder in a high secure intellectual disability service.

The Essen Climate Evaluation Schema measure of social climate in a secure service for people with intellectual disabilities

Marian Quinn, Cathy Thomas, Verity Chester

The aim of the present study is to explore the psychometric properties of the EssenCES measure (patient report) of social climate in a secure service for people with intellectual…

The cultural context of care‐giving: qualitative accounts from South Asian parents who care for a child with intellectual disabilities in the UK

Kuljit Heer, Michael Larkin, Ivan Burchess, John Rose

This study aims to explore the cultural context of care‐giving amongst South Asian communities caring for a child with intellectual disabilities in the United Kingdom.

Recovery and intellectual disabilities: a review

Emily Handley, Olivia Southwell, Julie Steel

Given the increased prevalence of mental health problems amongst people with intellectual disabilities, it seems pertinent to consider how the recovery approach could potentially…

Challenging behaviour and associated risk factors: an overview (part I)

Stella Koritsas, Teresa Iacono

This article is the first in a two‐part series exploring challenging behaviour, its prevalence, risk factors and causes. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of…

Antipsychotic prescribing in people with intellectual disabilities: a clinical audit

Hannah Griffiths, N. Halder, N. Chaudhry

Great controversy surrounds the prescribing of antipsychotics for people with an intellectual disability. This stems from a lack of research to support their use in this specific…

Editorial

Steve Hardy, Jean O’Hara