scholarly journals Generic services for people with a mental handicap

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Nolan ◽  
G. Radakrishnan ◽  
John Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Behavioural Disorders ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Comprehensive Service ◽  
Handicapped People

There has been much discussion on the most suitable services for mentally handicapped people with special needs such as additional mental illness or marked behavioural disorders. A number of policy documents have advocated the use of generic services as a matter of course, such as the All Wales Strategy (1983), while others have acknowledged a possible need for specialist input when such services are used e.g. Needs and Responses (Department of Health, 1989). In 1986 the Royal College of Psychiatrists stated that the psychiatric needs of this group required a specialised service and suggested that ideally this would be integrated with other psychiatric specialities as part of a comprehensive service.

Manic-Depressive Psychosis in a Mentally Handicapped Person: Diagnosis and Management

1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Kadambari
Keyword(s):  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Manic Depressive Psychosis ◽  
Normal Intelligence ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Manic Depressive ◽  
Future Care ◽  
Handicapped People

The diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis in mentally handicapped people can be easily overlooked, partly because its presentation differs from that in people with normal intelligence. This report illustrates some of the difficulties involved in making the diagnosis of manic-depressive psychosis in a mentally handicapped person and in planning for her future care.

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