Search results

This study aims to investigate the distinctive personality traits and characteristics of individuals with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and mild intellectual disability (MID) within specialized centers for MID-BIF treatment and care compared with individuals without MID-BIF diagnosis gathered from general mental health care (GMH) settings.

Patients classified with MID-BIF (n = 58), most with comorbid psychopathology, were thoroughly interviewed by trained clinicians who afterward completed the Shedler–Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP-200) about the patient. The authors compared SWAP-200 profiles of MID-BIF patients with profiles of GMH individuals. In addition, the authors have compared these profiles for the MID and BIF groups (differentiated based on previously known intelligence quotient scores).

Results show significantly higher scores for the MID-BIF group than the GMH group on scales encompassing emotional instability, impulsivity and antagonism. On scales containing constraint and healthy traits, significantly lower scores were found for the MID-BIF group than for the GMH group. Importance of including SWAP-200 personality assessment for a more comprehensive understanding and treatment planning for individuals with MID-BIF is discussed.

This study offers insights into personality within individuals with an MID-BIF diagnosis, compared with individuals in a GMH setting.

This paper discusses “The Atlas of Ideas” study.

Provides a viewpoint of “The Atlas of Ideas” study.

“The Atlas of Ideas” study, which includes a comprehensive account of the rising tide of Asian innovation, concludes that the innovation landscape is changing rapidly. In many ways science and innovation are now where manufacturing and finance were 30 years ago: about to go global. Britain and the European Union need to learn the lessons from these industries, and rather than revert to a state of techno‐nationalism, make international collaboration more central to their way of working.

Provides a viewpoint of “The Atlas of Ideas” study.

All items listed may be borrowed from the Aslib Library, except those marked, which may be consulted in the Library.