... psychological health. There are shortcomings in this literature in that there is a little consideration of the impact the families interaction with services has on their well-being. It is argued that complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), with its focus on prolonged chronic exposure to trauma...

...Trine Lise Bakken; Olav Ose Evensen; Tale Gjertine Bjørgen; Inger Tove Nilsen; Nina Bang; Unni Pedersen; Kim Berge; Karl Elling Ellingsen; Terje Baasland; Sissel Berge Helverschou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss mental health services for people with intellectual...

... and recommendations on how to improve services for people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour and make suggestions about how to ensure better compliance with existing guidelines and improve service delivery. Findings – Better integration of services, access to specialist interventions...

...Colin Hemmings; Colin Hemmings; Alaa Al‐Sheikh Purpose There has been limited evidence on which to base services in the community for people who have intellectual disabilities and coexisting mental health problems. Recent research involving service users, carers and professionals has identified...

...Vivien Cooper Purpose This paper aims to give an overview of the exposure of abusive practices in services for people with intellectual disabilities, and the resulting inquiries and reports. It also aims to consider the common findings and recommendations and what difference they have made...