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Predictors of Specialized Inpatient Admissions for Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Modi, Miti; McMorris, Carly; Palucka, Anna; Raina, Poonam; Lunsky, Yona – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) have complex mental health needs and may seek specialized ID psychiatric services. This study reports on predictors of specialized inpatient admissions for 234 individuals with ID who received outpatient services at a psychiatric hospital. Overall, from 2007-2012, 55 of the 234 outpatients were triaged…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Patients, Psychiatry, Mental Disorders
Psychotic Disorders in Learning Disabilities--Outcome of an Audit across Community Teams
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Varghese, Susan; Banerjee, Subimal – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
The aim of the audit was to evaluate the current clinical practice for learning-disabled individuals with psychotic disorders. We evaluated the existing clinical practice in 910 individuals who were under the care of learning disability psychiatrists in Buckinghamshire (population of 480 000). This was compared with the National Institute for…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Schizophrenia, Learning Disabilities, Identification
Procedural Discourse in Intellectual Disability and Dual Diagnosis
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Ryan, J.; Woodyatt, G.; Copeland, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Knowledge of discourse abilities of adults with intellectual disability (ID) and mental illness is limited. The present study examined the procedural discourse skills of two cohorts of adults with ID--one cohort with (n = 7) and one cohort without (n = 7) a psychiatric diagnosis of psychosis. Methods: Participants completed the "dice…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Mental Disorders, Identification
A Retrospective Population-Based Data Analyses of Inpatient Care Use and Medical Expenditure in People with Intellectual Disability Co-Occurring Schizophrenia
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Lai, Chia-Im; Hung, Wen-Jiu; Lin, Lan-Ping; Chien, Wu-Chien; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The paper aims to analyze the hospital inpatient care use and medical fee of people with ID co-occurring with schizophrenia in Taiwan. A nationwide data were collected concerning hospital admission and medical expenditure of people with ID (n = 2565) among national health insurance beneficiaries in Taiwan. Multiple regression analyses were…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Hospitals
Consumption of Mental Health Services by People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Spiller, Mary Jane; Costello, Helen; Bramley, Agnieszka; Bouras, Nick; Martin, Graham; Tsakanikos, Elias; Holt, Geraldine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: Although research is starting to identify those factors that predict contact with mental health services in individuals with intellectual disabilities, very little is known about the patterns of service use following referral. Yet, this information is vital for effective service planning and development. We therefore examined the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Nurses
Psychiatric Service Use and Psychiatric Disorders in Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Bhaumik, S.; Tyrer, F. C.; McGrother, C.; Ganghadaran, S. K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: UK policies aim to facilitate access to general psychiatric services for adults with intellectual disability (ID). If this is to be achieved, it is important to have a clear idea of the characteristics and proportion of people with ID who currently access specialist psychiatric services and the nature and extent of psychiatric…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Health Services, Gender Differences, Incidence
Clozapine in Three Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation and Treatment-Refractory Psychiatric Disorders.
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Pary, Robert J. – Mental Retardation, 1994
Although clozapine is a drug specifically approved for people with schizophrenia, it has not been systematically evaluated with dually diagnosed individuals having mental retardation. This article reviews the drug's use in the general population, discusses potential difficulties in prescribing it for individuals with mental retardation, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Drug Therapy, Medical Services, Mental Disorders
TRAINING IN THERAPEUTIC WORK WITH CHILDREN. CLINICAL APPROACHES TO PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD, VOLUME 2. LANGLEY PORTER CHILD PSYCHIATRY SERIES.
BERLIN, I.N., ED.; SZUREK, S.A., ED. – 1967
THE COLLECTION CONTAINS LECTURES AND PAPERS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS DEALING WITH CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, CONSIDERATION OF CHILD PSYCHIATRY INCLUDES DEFINITION, PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, FACTORS IN CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, CLINICAL SYNDROMES, CHILDHOOD PSYCHOSES, AND PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY. AN OVERVIEW OF A PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN CHILD…
Descriptors: Administration, Antisocial Behavior, Child Development, Children