Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 9 Issue 3
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formerly Advances in Mental Health and Learning DisabilitiesTable of contents - Special Issue: Inpatient services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and mental health problems
Guest Editors: Dr Regi Alexander
Regulation of intellectual disability services
Afra Kelsall, John DevapriamWinterbourne and Mid-Staffordshire scandals have had a significant impact on how Care Quality Commission inspects and regulates intellectual disability services (IDS). The purpose…
A five decade retrospective review of admission trends in a NHS intellectual disability hospital
Yim Lun Wong, Rinzi Bhutia, Khalodoun Tayar, Ashok RoyThe purpose of this paper is to examine the trend of admissions and inpatient characteristics in a NHS intellectual disability hospital from 1975 to 2013, in particular looking at…
Outcomes from the National High Secure Learning Disability Service: findings and challenges
Catrin Morrissey, Ben Hobson, Emma Faulkner, Tamsin JamesThe “outcomes revolution” in healthcare has yet to impact strongly on secure intellectual disability (ID) services in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to review the…
Therapeutic communities for people with intellectual disability and complex needs
Jon Taylor, Simon Crowther, Christian Bryant– The purpose of this paper is to describe the use and value of therapeutic communties (TCs) in services for people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and complex needs.
Reflections on the use of a specialist acute assessment and treatment unit for adults with intellectual disability
Kiran Purandare, Anusha WijeratneThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a changing commissioning landscape on the provision of specialist acute inpatient care from the perspective of a small…
“Why can’t they be in the community?” A policy and practice analysis of transforming care for offenders with intellectual disability
Regi Alexander, John Devapriam, Dasari Michael, Jane McCarthy, Verity Chester, Rahul Rai, Aezad Naseem, Ashok RoyThe purpose of this paper is to describe key policy and practice issues regarding a significant subgroup of people with intellectual disability – those with offending behaviour…
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- Sujeet Jaydeokar