...John Rose This paper introduces some of the research that has been conducted into staff stress in learning disability services. It also examines how some individual characteristics of service users, particularly challenging behaviour and mental health problems, may influence the levels of staff...

...Martina Conway; Laurence Taggart There is an ongoing debate about how specialist psychiatric services for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems should be developed. Nursing personnel are the largest professional group involved with care provision, yet to date there has been...

... in the knowledge and skills of staff concerning the mental health of people with learning disabilities. This paper gives a general overview of some of the factors involved in the training and knowledge of learning disabilities staff relating to mental health. Early indications from research have shown...

...Jane Eastwood; Ronnie Borrows; Dave Ferguson; Nike Redding; Matthew Ricketts Green Light was developed to enable service providers to implement the National Service Framework for Mental Health (NSF MH), and asks how good your mental health services are for people with a learning disability. A multi...

...Stuart Cumella Many parts of the world are developing specialist mental health services for people with a learning disability. Government policy in England appears to favour a move in the opposite direction. The general aims of mental health services for people with a learning disability are indeed...

...Colin Hemmings; Titi Akinsola We describe how Supervised Discharge (Section 25) of the Mental Health Act 1983 was used to promote mental health care in the community for a man with mild learning disabilities and paranoid schizophrenia who has had repeated relapses and hospital admissions. The new...

... a promising alternative to CBT for people with learning disabilities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Mental health Learning disabilities Intellectual disabilities Narrative therapy Anger treatment CASE STUDY Use of a narrative therapy approach with a man with a learning disability...

...Ian Hall; Edward Burns; Sue Martin; Edd Carter; Samantha Macreath; Magda Pearson; Angela Hassiotis The care programme approach (CPA) is an important part of supporting people with mental health problems in the community and has been applied with variable success in services for people with learning...

...Eddie Chaplin; Jean O'Hara; Geraldine Holt; Steve Hardy; Nick Bouras There are high rates of emotional, behavioural and psychiatric problems (Cooper et al, 2007) in the learning disability population. This paper describes the Mental Health in Learning Disabilities (MHiLD) service for adults...

...Robin Friedlander; Steve Moss Understanding the mental health problems of children who have learning disabilities presents huge challenges across many domains. This paper examines some of the assessment frameworks that may be used, offers clinical guidance on collecting information and suggests...

... of young people, and highlights the importance of social networks in promoting the psychological well‐being of young people with learning disabilities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Learning disabilities Transition Social networks Mental health CASE STUDY Transition and social...

... as it affects individual vulnerability and risk, and planning, organisation and delivery of health care, with specific focus on the mental health and learning disabilities literature. It acknowledges the important differences between the life experiences and social realities of men and women with learning...

...Dave Ferguson; Jayne Scott Spirituality has started to attract increased interest in the mental health arena over recent years. Indeed, psychiatrists are becoming more interested in spirituality because of the benefits it can bring to the mental health of service users. However, the issue...

...Gemma Unwin; Nick LeMesurier; Niyati Bathia; Shoumitro Deb The aim of the research was to scope issues of concern at transition for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviour from the perspective of parent carers, using a focus group interview...

...David Grundy People with learning disabilities are more likely to have mental health problems than the rest of the population (Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, 2002). However these issues are often not recognised until the situation becomes more difficult or serious. Frontline...

...Colin Hemmings; Alison Greig This case study is of a man with learning disabilities and significant general medical and mental health problems. It illustrates some of the difficulties in assessment, diagnosis, management and service provision with such cases. It is described how an extended...