... as a service evaluation by the Trust. The study population included individuals aged 18 years and over, who were: Intellectual disability Inpatient Transforming care Autism Challenging behaviour Individuals with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of engaging...

...) and challenging behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with four staff involved in the care of the patient. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis and three reflective sessions were completed with the lead psychologist of the service. Findings Using...

... attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Mental health Health inequalities Challenging behaviour STOMP LeDeR Mortality review More people with intellectual disability die...

... support. This indicates that challenging behaviour frequency and severity were lower post-intervention, quality of life improved post-intervention and staff teams implemented recommended strategies more consistently by the end of the intervention. Originality/value This service evaluation captured...

... behaviour Formulation Multi-disciplinary teams working in services for people with intellectual disabilities should have a good understanding of their client’s individual needs and team case formulation is one approach to support this (Ingham, 2015). Formulation involves the collaborative...

... the current prescribing pattern for people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours in Qatar. Design/methodology/approach This study was based on the challenging behaviour management guidelines recommended by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. All current electronic medical records...

... evidence but with limited research time and resources. Originality/value The findings and discussion will be of value to anyone involved in the design, commissioning and delivery of mental health and challenging behaviour services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) under...

... to. Between January 2014 and April 2018, 32 referrals were accepted by EIS: Intellectual disability Transforming care Challenging behaviour Intensive support Enhanced support Positive behaviour support Systemic Developing enhanced community services for people with significant intellectual...

...Laura Korb; Bhathika Perera; Ken Courtenay Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the possible basis of challenging behaviour (CB) can lie in a treatable neurodevelopmental disorder. Design/methodology/approach Two case studies were used to illustrate the clinical characteristics...

... recommended as alternatives, their application can be challenging due to heterogeneity of the patient group. The purpose of this paper is to discuss application of quality improvement (QI) methodology in adapting interventions, aiming to reduce challenging behaviour of people with ID, thereby reducing use...

...Jasmin White; Matt Symes; Carrie Pearce Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss outcomes of a service redesign, involving an Intensive Support Team (IST) for adults with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, working in conjunction with a Community Learning Disability Service...

...Sinead Botterill; Susan Cottam; Alex Fowke; Kate Theodore Purpose Positive behaviour support (PBS) is currently considered best practice for managing challenging behaviour in young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A key principle of PBS is that all members of the person’s...

...Evan Yacoub; Michael Dowd; Leigh McCann; Lydia Burke Purpose Despite being largely supportive of their sibling with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), some siblings without ASD also feel the effects of the disorder particularly in relation to challenging behaviour and lack of empathy. The purpose...

...Carlos Peña-Salazar; Francesc Arrufat; Abel Fontanet; Josep Font; Silvia Mas; Pere Roura-Poch; Josep Manel Santos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the relation between quality of life (QoL), mental illness, challenging behaviour and institutionalisation in an adult population...

... beliefs, their emotions, service characteristics and cultural systems. Intellectual disabilities Challenging behaviour Behavioural interventions Service characteristics Staff beliefs Staff emotions Other variables that are likely to play a role in staff ability to carry out behavioural...

..., activities, physical health and challenging behaviour. These measures were taken before the move, immediately after and six months after the move. The views of staff and family carers were also assessed at each stage. Findings – The move had a positive effect on the tenants in that it caused...

... with intellectual disability on a range of measures targeting each variable of interest. Findings – Based on principle components analyses of three challenging behaviour measures, two topographies of challenging behaviour emerged: contact and non-contact behaviours. Multiple regression analysis revealed...

... of interventions used have been summarised in Tables II and III . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Qualitative Intellectual disability Challenging behaviour Adults Complex behaviour Service model Interviewees were asked specifically about their experiences of the service...

... care. The main outcome was reduction in challenging behaviour measured by the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist (ABC). Secondary outcomes included measures of mental health needs, risk and social care supports. Findings – At six months improvements were seen across all ABC domains in both groups...

... three typologies. The practice classification areas of challenging behaviour and low support reported the highest prevalence of aggression within all typologies. Originality/value – The health care of the person with intellectual disability and aggressive behaviour presents an enormous challenge...