Service Provision for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities and Additional Mental Health Needs: Service-providers' Perspectives

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Scior ◽  
Kate Grierson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Special needs of adolescents and elderly people with intellectual disability

2012 ◽  
pp. 1878-1883
Author(s):  
Jane Hubert ◽  
Sheila Hollins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
General Rule ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Social health and mental health needs change throughout life, and this chapter highlights those particularly relevant for adolescents and elderly people. As a general rule, people with intellectual disabilities have the same needs as other members of the community, but they may also have additional needs for which they are entitled to extra support.

Intellectual disability and mental health: is psychology prepared?

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 381-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Razza ◽  
Laura Schwartz Dayan ◽  
Daniel Tomasulo ◽  
Michelle S. Ballan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: to document the relationship between intellectual disability (ID) and psychopathology; to raise awareness of the ongoing lag in professional training for psychologists in the area of mental health treatment for people with intellectual disabilities; and, to provide recommendations for advancing professional education and, ultimately, adequate mental health treatment availability for people with intellectual disabilities. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the literature on prevalence of mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities. At the same time, the paper reviews the training of psychologists relative to the burgeoning growth in awareness of the mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities. Findings – The paper concludes that ID is a significant risk factor for psychopathology. In addition, the paper concludes that the education of psychologists regarding the mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities is insufficient. The authors document the need for incorporating research and treatment advances related to intellectual disabilities and mental health into to the professional training of psychologists. The paper also describe the potential this training holds for improving both the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and the overall competence of psychologists. Practical implications – This paper provides a literature-based rationale for the need to include education in the mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities into the general training of mental health professionals. In addition, it provides specific recommendations for how such training can be incorporated into graduate psychology programs. Originality/value – This paper provides mental health professionals with a review of the growth in understanding of the enormous, unmet mental health needs of people intellectual disabilities, and of the critical role of ID in development of mental health problems. Moreover, this paper builds the case for an important revision in the training of psychologists to include competence in understanding and treating mental health problems across the full spectrum of intellectual functioning.

Mental Health Needs of Young People with Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use in Manchester

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ruth Marshall ◽  
Louise Theodosiou ◽  
Prashant Bhat ◽  
Anita Ghosh ◽  
Jade Ark
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Problematic Drug ◽  
High Prevalence

Background. Studies have indicated possible links between substance use disorder and other psychiatric disorders and suggested a high prevalence of unmet mental health needs amongst those with substance use disorders compared to the general population. Method. The study investigated the mental health needs of adolescents attending a substance misuse service. Mental health needs were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, the Conners screen for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and a brief measure ascertaining demographics, drug use, and the service required by young people. Results. Young people were found to have higher than normal rates of mental health problems; this was not reflected in referral rates from the service. Conclusion. The findings are relevant to both commissioners and service providers. There is a need for integration between mental health services and those working with young substance users to provide a model of care that caters for dual diagnosis. Furthermore, offering mental health training to teams working with drug-using young people is recommended.

People with intellectual disabilities accessing mainstream mental health services: some facts, features and professional considerations

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope Jane Standen ◽  
Adam Clifford ◽  
Kiran Jeenkeri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide information for non-specialists on identifying the characteristics, assessment and support needs of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) accessing mainstream services. Design/methodology/approach A review of relevant policy and research literature is supplemented with observations from the authors’ own experience of working in mental health services for people with ID. Findings With change in provision of services the likelihood of mainstream staff encountering someone with ID will increase. However, information on whether a person has ID or their level of ID is not always available to professionals in acute mental health services meeting an individual for the first time. Reliance on observational and interview-based assessments can leave people with ID vulnerable to a range of over- and under-diagnosis issues. This is as a result of difficulties with communication and emotional introspection, psychosocial masking, suggestibility, confabulation and acquiescence. For people with poor communication, carers will be the primary source of information and their contribution has to be taken into account. Practical implications Knowing or suspecting an individual has ID allows staff to take into account the various assessment, diagnosis and formulation issues that complicate a valid and reliable understanding of their mental health needs. Awareness about an individual’s ID also allows professionals to be vigilant to their own biases, where issues of diagnostic overshadowing or cognitive disintegration may be important considerations. However, understanding some of the practical and conceptual issues should ensure a cautious and critical approach to diagnosing, formulating and addressing this population’s mental health needs. Originality/value This synthesis of a review of the literature and observations from the authors’ experience of working in mental health services for people with ID provides an informed and practical briefing for those encountering people with ID accessing mainstream services.

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