Background: People with learning disability (LD) experience a range of mental health problems. They are a complex population, whose needs are not well understood. This study focuses on the development of a systematic process of needs assessment for this population. Methods: The Cardinal Needs Schedule used in general psychiatry was adapted for people with learning disabilities (LD). The Learning Disability version of the Cardinal Needs Schedule (LDCNS) was tested on a sample of 35 people with LD and mental illness for its inter-rater reliability. Results: The inter-rater reliability (Kappa) was calculated for 22 areas of functioning assessed by the LDCNS. Overall, there was very good agreement in seven areas, moderate agreement in six a...
A systematic assessment of a person with learning disabilites consists of measuring psychopathology,...
Over the last 30 years there has been a paradigmatic shift in the field of disabilities towards asse...
For many people with learning disabilities, the presence of ill health may impair their ability to a...
Background: People with learning disability (LD) experience a range of mental health problems. They ...
There are thousands of causes of learning disabilities, and often the cause is unknown despite compr...
Purpose ? Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) are required for every local authority in Englan...
People with learning disabilities suffer an increase in common morbidity, communication difficulties...
This study describes the evaluation of an assessment and treatment unit for people with learning dis...
BACKGROUND: We know little about how people with a learning disability access secondary health car...
In response to the white papers presented at the LD Summit in August 2001, salient and priority topi...
Mental health issues are not only more prevalent in people with learning disabilities compared with ...
Part 1 Jun 1996, part 2 Apr 1997SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:3480....
There are approximately 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in the UK (Mencap, 2021), whi...
Background: In meeting the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) who access heal...
The aim of this literature review is to explore whether mental health nurses are being appropriately...
A systematic assessment of a person with learning disabilites consists of measuring psychopathology,...
Over the last 30 years there has been a paradigmatic shift in the field of disabilities towards asse...
For many people with learning disabilities, the presence of ill health may impair their ability to a...
Background: People with learning disability (LD) experience a range of mental health problems. They ...
There are thousands of causes of learning disabilities, and often the cause is unknown despite compr...
Purpose ? Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) are required for every local authority in Englan...
People with learning disabilities suffer an increase in common morbidity, communication difficulties...
This study describes the evaluation of an assessment and treatment unit for people with learning dis...
BACKGROUND: We know little about how people with a learning disability access secondary health car...
In response to the white papers presented at the LD Summit in August 2001, salient and priority topi...
Mental health issues are not only more prevalent in people with learning disabilities compared with ...
Part 1 Jun 1996, part 2 Apr 1997SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:3480....
There are approximately 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in the UK (Mencap, 2021), whi...
Background: In meeting the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) who access heal...
The aim of this literature review is to explore whether mental health nurses are being appropriately...
A systematic assessment of a person with learning disabilites consists of measuring psychopathology,...
Over the last 30 years there has been a paradigmatic shift in the field of disabilities towards asse...
For many people with learning disabilities, the presence of ill health may impair their ability to a...