scholarly journals Bridging primary and secondary care for people with learning disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 207-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neill J. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
World Health ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Uk

Definitions for learning disability vary depending on the context in which they are used (Box 1), as does the terminology (Box 2). In the UK, the term ‘learning disability’ was adopted in 1991 by the Department of Health. The term ‘mental retardation’ is used in the ICD-10 (World Health Organization, 1992). Fryers (1991) has commented on the need for different definitions in order to distinguish the context in which the term is used.

What's in a Name?

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Tassé
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
The World ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of developing the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD–11). Part of this process includes replacing mental retardation with a more acceptable term to identify the condition. The current international consensus appears to be replacing mental retardation with intellectual disability. This article briefly presents some of the issues involved in changing terminology and the constraints and conventions that are specific to the ICD.

Delirium

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-351
Author(s):  
A. S. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
American Psychiatric Association ◽  
World Health ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Research World

The etymology of delirium is highly expressive: it comes from the Latin de, meaning down or away from, and lira, a furrow or track in the fields; that is, to be off the track. The precise features of the syndrome have been specified in DSM-111-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987) and in the Draft ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research (World Health Organization, 1990).

Healthwise, Part 3. The importance of remaining active

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 384-391
Author(s):  
Linda Nazarko
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
The Third ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Uk

The old adage, ‘sitting will be the death of you’, is proving to be a grim prediction that is borne out by research. Globally, physical inactivity leads to approximately 5 million deaths per year and is the fourth leading cause of death and disability ( Kohl et al, 2012 ; World Health Organization (WHO), 2020 ). Evidence suggests that, in the UK, inactivity leads to around 69 000 preventable deaths annually ( Heron et al, 2019 ). This article, the third in a series, explores inactivity, its consequences and how readers can remain healthy and well by maintaining or increasing activity levels.

Marketing matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 280-280
Author(s):  
Ruth Oshikanlu
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Visitors ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Uk

When 2020 was declared by the World Health Organization as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, health visitors in the UK planned events to celebrate nursing. How can we raise the profile of our honourable profession more effectively?

Have interventions been effective at increasing the rates of breastfeeding in the UK?

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 312-319
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Shortis
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
World Health ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
The World ◽  
Breastfeeding Rates ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Combined Interventions

Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life; however, UK breastfeeding rates are some of the lowest worldwide. As such, various interventions have been trialled, aiming to increase breastfeeding rates. Aims To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to increase breastfeeding rates in the UK and determine the features of successful interventions. Methods A literature search was performed, using four databases. The results were refined by applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Two additional articles were recognised by scanning the references sections of identified studies, resulting in 12 articles for review. Findings Support-based interventions had predominantly insignificant effects upon breastfeeding rates. Incentives were associated with increases in rates, while combined interventions had mixed success. The interventions were well received by mothers and clinicians and may help to normalise breastfeeding. Conclusions Future interventions should provide targeted, personalised support to overcome breastfeeding difficulties, and reward mothers for their efforts.

Is Anorexia Nervosa an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil L. Holden
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
World Health ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Over Time

Although anorexia nervosa may vary widely in its severity and outcome, it is usually regarded as an illness in its own right, as patients do not display major changes in the form of the illness over time (Russell, 1970). It readily lends itself to being accorded clear-cut diagnostic criteria (Russell, 1977) and this is reflected in ICD–10 (World Health Organization, 1987). However, the nosological independence of anorexia nervosa has undergone vigorous assault since its classic description by William Gull (1874). For example, the psychological nature of anorexia nervosa was obscured for 30 years by Simmond's (1914) description of anterior pituitary lesions and cachexia, and Kay & Leigh's (1954) influential study of anorexia nervosa concluded with their doubts about its status as a ‘psychiatric entity’.

scholarly journals Outbreak column 21: Tuberculosis (TB): Still a nosocomial threat

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-150
Author(s):  
Evonne T Curran
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
World Health ◽  
Nosocomial Transmission ◽  
National Guidance ◽  
The World ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Uk

This outbreak column explores the epidemiology and infection prevention guidance on tuberculosis (TB) in the UK. The column finds that, at present, national guidance leaves UK hospitals ill-prepared to prevent nosocomial TB transmission. Reasons for this conclusion are as follows: (1) while TB is predominantly a disease that affects people with ‘social ills’, it has the potential to infect anyone who is sufficiently exposed; (2) nosocomial transmission is documented throughout history; (3) future nosocomial exposures may involve less treatable disease; and (4) current UK guidance is insufficient to prevent nosocomial transmission and is less than that advocated by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

scholarly journals Cognitive–behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Veale
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
American Psychiatric Association ◽  
Body Dysmorphic Disorder ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Health Organization

The DSM–IV classification of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) refers to an individual's preoccupation with an ‘imagined’ defect in his or her appearance or markedly excessive concern with a slight physical anomaly (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). An Italian psychiatrist, Morselli, first used the term ‘dysmorphophobia’ in 1886, although it is now falling into disuse, probably because ICD–10 (World Health Organization, 1992) has discarded it, subsuming the condition under hypochondriacal disorder.

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