Browsing Intellectual disabilities by Issue Date
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Sex chromosome abnormalities in two state hospitals for patients requiring special security
(1966)THE association between sex chromatin abnormality and mental sub-normality is well established. The incidence of sex chromatin abnormality in the new-born male and female population is about 0.2 per cent and 0.08 per cent ... -
Interactions between adults with profound intellectual disability and staff
(1991)Studied interaction between adults with intellectual disability and staff of special health service units. Study 1 varied 5 interactive strategies (e.g., talk, choice, social routine) with 9 Ss (aged 17–34 yrs; developmental ... -
Motor disorder in severe mental handicap
(1991)In response to the D. Rogers et al (see record 1991-21389-001) finding that motor disorder is significantly associated with more severe mental handicap, the present author discusses the appropriateness of using the Dyskinesia ... -
Friendship among adults who have developmental disabilities
(1991)Investigated the difference between people with developmental disabilities who did or did not have peer-group friends. 28 adults with developmental disabilities attending day centers were interviewed. Those with a friend ... -
The analysis of talk sessions between staff and adults with profound intellectual disability
(1991)Examined interactions between 20 adults (aged 16–38 yrs; developmental age 1–25 mo) with profound intellectual disability and staff of social services day centers, during sessions when the Ss' staff member talked with them. ... -
Putting people first; a social constructionist approach to learning disability
(1993)Moving from an individual to a social focus will allow clinical psychologists working with people who have learning disabilities to address a wider range of difficulties experienced by this client group. Social constructionist ... -
Epistemology and learning disabilities: Invited commentary on Hastings and Remington
(1994)The effect on service provision of describing a variety of actions as challenging behaviour is discussed: it is suggested that studying stereotyped, aggressive and self-injurious acts in their own right has yielded more ... -
Attachment and learning disability: A theoretical review informing three clinical interventions
(1995)Attachment theory makes sense of 2 phenomena observed in some people with learning disabilities: it provides a reason for their limited exploration of the world and it explains discontinuities in the pattern and intensity ... -
Striking the balance: A grounded theory analysis of staff perspectives
(1996)Studied constraints and enablements experienced by direct care staff working with adults with profound learning disabilities, by means of the grounded theory form of qualitative analysis. Staff from 4 units of 19–49 yr old ... -
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 ... -
Quality of life measures in a high security environment
(1997)In 1995, Rampton Hospital was designated as the national centre for people with learning disabilities requiring secure care. Since then, the nursing research unit at Rampton Hospital has examined quality of care and patient ... -
What is 'special' about national health service residences for people with learning disabilities? An audit of residential needs
(1998)The results of this audit showed that the NHS residents tended to be more able, in terms of level of learning disabilities, however required greater help in managing challenging behaviour and mental health problems; whereas ... -
Sleep studies of adults with severe or profound mental retardation and epilepsy
(1998)Sleep patterns of people with mental retardation have received little research attention. This is an important gap in knowledge because understanding the relation between sleep and wakefulness may be critical to care ... -
Satisfaction for all: A framework for assessing life satisfaction for all people with learning disabilities
(1999)Most services for people with learning disabilities are accessed by service users with varying learning disabilities and communication needs. This article presents a framework for assessing life satisfaction for all people ... -
Ethics and intellectual disability
(1999)A shift in accepted practice regarding sharing research led one editor to discuss adopting a legal rather than a moral stance to enforce ethical standards. Familiar ethical concerns regarding consent and balancing individual ... -
The use of ECT in intellectual disability
(1999)The present survey examines the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) by consultant psychiatrists working with people with intellectual disability in Trent Region, UK, which has a population of 4.7 million people. In the ... -
Alcohol problems and intellectual disability
(1999)The present paper discusses some of the difficulties in working with people with an intellectual disability and an alcohol problem, and draws on the sparse literature about alcohol problems in people with intellectual ... -
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 ... -
Forensic issues in intellectual disability
(2000)Recent publications on forensic-related issues in intellectual disability have addressed the experiences and outcomes of a wide range of service styles. The evolving core factors for assessment of the offender and determinants ...