NSW Council on Intellectual Disability, 30 May 2016
Thank you to the many friends of NSW CID who have supported our campaign for inclusion of people with intellectual disability in the Commonwealth government's mental health initiatives ...
Read about some of success the campaign has had. ...
Central nervous system medication use in older adults with intellectual disability: Results from the successful ageing in intellectual disability study
K Chitty et al, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, April 2016 vol. 50 no. 4 pp 352-362
... Conclusion: This study is the first to focus on central nervous system medication in an older sample with intellectual disability. The findings are in line with the wider literature in younger people, showing a high degree of prescription and polypharmacy. Within the sample, there seems to be adequate rationale for central nervous system medication prescription. Although these data do not indicate non-adherence to guidelines for prescribing in intellectual disability, the high rate of polypharmacy and its relationship to Developmental Behaviour Checklist for Adults scores reiterate the importance of continued medication review in older people with intellectual disability.
Thank you to the many friends of NSW CID who have supported our campaign for inclusion of people with intellectual disability in the Commonwealth government's mental health initiatives ...
Read about some of success the campaign has had. ...
Central nervous system medication use in older adults with intellectual disability: Results from the successful ageing in intellectual disability study
K Chitty et al, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, April 2016 vol. 50 no. 4 pp 352-362
... Conclusion: This study is the first to focus on central nervous system medication in an older sample with intellectual disability. The findings are in line with the wider literature in younger people, showing a high degree of prescription and polypharmacy. Within the sample, there seems to be adequate rationale for central nervous system medication prescription. Although these data do not indicate non-adherence to guidelines for prescribing in intellectual disability, the high rate of polypharmacy and its relationship to Developmental Behaviour Checklist for Adults scores reiterate the importance of continued medication review in older people with intellectual disability.
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Making Mental Health Policy Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability
Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry School of Psychiatry (3DN), University of NSW
A plain English summary of policy analysis documents from the Improving Mental Health Outcomes for People with an Intellectual Disability project ... The findings (of the project) will develop an evidence base to guide the development of clinical services and policy for people with ID to meet their fundamental right to quality mental health support. One of four key projects of 3DN.
3DN Strategic Plan 2016 - 2021
Foreword by Michael Sullivan, Chairperson of NSW Council for Intellectual Disability:
Making Mental Health Policy Inclusive of People with Intellectual Disability
Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry School of Psychiatry (3DN), University of NSW
A plain English summary of policy analysis documents from the Improving Mental Health Outcomes for People with an Intellectual Disability project ... The findings (of the project) will develop an evidence base to guide the development of clinical services and policy for people with ID to meet their fundamental right to quality mental health support. One of four key projects of 3DN.
3DN Strategic Plan 2016 - 2021
Foreword by Michael Sullivan, Chairperson of NSW Council for Intellectual Disability:
Reading through this new strategic plan there are two things that really stand out for me. The first is the use of the words “mental health and wellbeing”. This term has been used a lot in recent years about the wider community, but what makes me happy is seeing it used about people with intellectual or developmental disability. It’s the right time to focus on this. People with intellectual or developmental disability are often lost between systems, shunted backwards and forwards, between disability services and services for those with mental illness. Often times it’s our families who pick up the first signs of mental health problems, but for those living in care, there can be lots of changes in staff, and not much chance to become close, so those early signs are often missed ...
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