Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: Volume 3 Issue 3
Table of contents
Assessment of dementia in people with learning disabilities
Jennifer TorrThe dementias are important disorders of ageing which result in cognitive and functional decline, behaviour change, increasing dependency and premature death. Alzheimer's disease…
Pharmacological treatment of dementia in people with learning disabilities
Vee Prasher, Anthony FernandoDementia in older persons with learning disabilities is a growing concern for all those involved in their care. There is at present no effective treatment, but the importance of…
What should community services provide for adults with psychosis and learning disabilities? A comparison of the views of service users, carers and professionals
Colin Hemmings, Lisa Underwood, Nick BourasThree separate focus groups were conducted to compare the views of service users, carers and specialist health professionals on community services for adults with psychosis and…
Barriers to user involvement in mental health services for people with learning disability
Eddie Chaplin, Sarah Halls, Guy Carlile, Steve Hardy, Theresa JoyceThis paper explores some of the issues and barriers to service user involvement for people with learning disability in mental health settings. In particular the paper focuses on…
Down's syndrome, depression and eating disorders. A case study. Part I
Dimitrios Paschos, Michael Mwim, Virginia Essam, Jane McCarthyWe report a case of a person with Down's syndrome presenting with symptoms of depression and symptoms of an atypical eating disorder. Significant challenges and dilemmas were…