Browsing by Subject "Learning disorders"
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A comparison of three approaches to delivering a speech and language therapy service to people with learning disabilities
(1997)This research aimed to compare three different approaches to delivering a speech and language therapy service to people with learning disabilities, in order to make recommendations for future service delivery. The three ... -
A psychodynamic interpretation of staff accounts of working with people who have learning disabilities and complex needs
(2012)Experiences of eight staff working with people who have a learning disability and complex mental health needs were explored by interviews and analysed using the free association narrative interview approach (Hollway & ... -
Adapted dialectical behaviour therapy for male offenders with learning disabilities in a high secure environment: Six years on
(2011)Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) (Linehan, 1993) is a comprehensive psychological treatment that was first developed for suicidal individuals with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. The model has successfully ... -
Antenatal support for people with learning disabilities
(2015)Following the introduction of learning disability nurses in acute and primary care in 2009, several health areas were taken into consideration as a priority for change. Maternity services were considered in order to bring ... -
Audit of the use of psychotropic medication for challenging behaviour in a community learning disability service
(2004)Aims and method. The aims of the study were to identify patients in a community learning disability service receiving psychotropic medication for challenging behaviour, to examine prescribing practice and to compare this ... -
Bereavement: Helping a patient with a learning disability to cope
(2003)Our case study is of a 55-year-old man who has a moderate learning disability. He has been diagnosed as having bipolar disorder and is currently in remission. At Christmas six years ago while Dave Croft was on home leave ... -
Carer satisfaction with telephone consultations in a community intellectual disability unit
(2010)This paper reports on a survey of carer satisfaction with telephone consultations with doctors in a community service for people with intellectual disability (also known as learning disability in the UK health services). ... -
Cognitive functioning in people with epilepsy plus severe learning disabilities: A systematic analysis of predictors of daytime arousal and attention
(1999)In spite of the high prevalence of epilepsy and the importance of preserving cognitive function in people with learning disabilities, this population has received relatively little research attention. This study sets out ... -
Development of forensic normative data for the WAIS-IV
(2018)Purpose - The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) (Wechsler, 2008) is a cognitive assessment that is often used in secure forensic settings, however it has not been normed on this population. The ... -
Epidemiology of offending in learning disability
(2005)This chapter provides a detailed account of the epidemiology of offending behaviour in people with learning disabilities. Personal and professional perspectives are offered, together with a foray into studies of prevalence, ... -
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Evaluating care delivery: The application of dementia care mapping in learning disability residential services
(2001)Explored how good practice in relation to quality of care initiatives in dementia care transpose into learning disability settings. Dementia care mapping (DCM), an evaluation method that measures quality of care from the ... -
The firesetter's search for a "place called home"
(2018)Homes can become prisons, and prisons can become homes; both nurturing of the self, but also its violation. Houses in forensic sandplay imply issues of safety, security and containment, institutionalization and incarceration, ... -
Five good communication standards
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Friend or foe? A selective review of literature concerning abuse of adults with learning disability by those employed to care for them
(2001)Adults with learning disabilities are often the targets of acts of violence, aggression, bullying and humiliation. This review of the literature considers as problematic the prevention and detection of abuse, and the effect ... -
Great idea - but how do we do it?
(2002)Great government ideas can be quite a challenge to put into practice - particularly when accompanied by a short timescale. This article describes how the Trent Region special interest group worked on a consensus framework ...
