Ambulatory mental health data demonstrates the high needs of people with an intellectual disability: Results from the New South Wales intellectual disability and mental health data linkage project

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Howlett ◽  
Tony Florio ◽  
Han Xu ◽  
Julian Trollor
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Data Linkage ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Health Data ◽  
South Wales

scholarly journals Health and wellbeing of people with intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia: a data linkage cohort

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e031624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Reppermund ◽  
Theresa Heintze ◽  
Preeyaporn Srasuebkul ◽  
Rebecca Reeve ◽  
Kimberlie Dean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Use ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Psychiatric Admission ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Wide Range

PurposePeople with intellectual disability (ID) experience high rates of physical and mental health problems, while access to appropriate healthcare is often poor. This cohort was established to develop an epidemiological profile related to the health, health service use, disability services, mortality and corrective services records of people with ID.ParticipantsThe cohort contains 92 542 people with ID (40% females) with a median age of 23 years (IQR: 12–43 years) and 2 004 475 people with a neuropsychiatric or developmental disorder diagnosis (50% females) with a median age of 51 years (IQR: 29–73 years) from New South Wales, Australia. The whole sample contains records for 2 097 017 individuals with most data sets spanning financial years 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2016. A wide range of data from linked population data sets are included in the areas of disability, health, corrective services and targeted specialist support services in public schools, Public Guardian and Ombudsman services.Findings to dateThis study includes one of the largest cohorts of people with ID internationally. Our data have shown that the presence of ID is significantly associated with emergency department presentations and psychiatric readmissions after the first psychiatric admission based on a subcohort of people with a psychiatric admission. Adults with ID experience premature mortality and over-representation of potentially avoidable deaths compared with the general population.Future plansWithin the health service system, we will examine different components, that is, inpatient, emergency adult services, children and younger people services and costs associated with healthcare as well as mortality, cause and predictors of death. The neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders comparison cohort allows comparisons of the physical health, mental health and service use profiles of people with ID and those with other neuropsychiatric disorders.

scholarly journals Cohort profile: a data linkage cohort to examine health service profiles of people with intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e015627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Reppermund ◽  
Preeyaporn Srasuebkul ◽  
Theresa Heintze ◽  
Rebecca Reeve ◽  
Kimberlie Dean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Data Linkage ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales

Expert consensus on the operation of an adult tertiary intellectual disability mental health service in New South Wales, Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622110142
Author(s):  
Jessica A Walsh ◽  
Janelle Weise ◽  
Claire Eagleson ◽  
Julian N Trollor ◽  
Rachael C Cvejic
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Mental Health Staff ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
South Wales

Objective: To identify and reach consensus on the priorities and operation of an adult tertiary intellectual disability mental health service in New South Wales, Australia. Method: An online Delphi consultation was conducted with 25 intellectual disability mental health experts. Results: Participants agreed that the service should involve a multidisciplinary team and accept people with an intellectual disability aged over 15 years with complex needs and/or atypical presentations. Agreed service roles included short-term assessment, diagnosis and treatment, providing high-level clinical advice, and capacity building. Endorsed principles and practical ways of working align with existing guidelines. Conclusions: This study describes experts’ views on how an adult tertiary intellectual disability mental health service should operate in New South Wales. Further consultation is needed to determine the views of people with an intellectual disability and mental health staff.

Mental health data: A case for the African communities in New South Wales

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-80
Author(s):  
Daniel Kwai Apat ◽  
Wellington Digwa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Services ◽  
New South ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Community Members ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Health Related

This paper examines mental health policies in relation to African communities residing in New South Wales, Australia and the attitudes of African communities toward mental disorders and mental health services. Current mental health policy frameworks have shown an inadequate inclusion of African communities. This may negatively affect the design of mental health interventions and how African communities engage with mental health services. The available mental health literature on African communities showed disjointed and uncoordinated data which focuses on specific community-groups within African communities. Insufficient mental health or suicide data, combined with African community members’ perception toward mental disorders and mental health services, makes it very difficult to progress engagement and interventions. There is a need for proper and sizable data on mental health related to people of African descent in NSW and Australia wide, if positive outcomes are to be realised.

scholarly journals Involuntary community treatment in New South Wales, Australia

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hambridge ◽  
Nicola Watt
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Community Treatment ◽  
Compulsory Treatment ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Mental Health Legislation ◽  
Health Legislation

The New South Wales Mental Health Act (1990) heralded a number of important changes to mental health legislation in the state. One of these was the option to give compulsory treatment to mentally ill clients living in the community. This article briefly explains community treatment under the Act, and the perceived benefits and the limitations of such legislation. A case example is used to illustrate some of these points. Involuntary community treatment is seen as a less restrictive alternative to hospitalisation for a number of mentally ill clients, but the use of such provisions demands significant resources from the supervising agency.

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