Mental health: Knowledge, attitudes and training of professionals on dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and psychiatric disorder

Werner, Shirli; Stawski, Mike

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01429.x

Cited by 75 publications

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“…The origin of the primary research papers could be identified as: UK (Barriball and Clark, 2005;Clark, 2007;Jenkins, 2009;Donner et al, 2010;Bollard et al, 2012;Read and Rushton, 2013;Rose et al, 2012aRose et al, , 2012b, US (Hahn, 2003), Netherlands (Klooster et al, 2009) New Zealand (Taua and Farrow, 2009;Taua et al, 2012) and Israel (Werner and Stawski, 2012). Of the 13 articles included, three distinct categories were apparent which will be discussed:…”

Section: Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Three papers were identified that directly related to health care staff, qualified nurses, and student nurses attitudes towards those with a learning disability (Klooster et al, 2009;Rose et al, 2012a;Werner and Stawski, 2012). All raised issues regarding the difficulty that negative attitudes had on the ability of individuals to access to mainstream mental health services and on recovery, rehabilitation and self-esteem.…”

Section: Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Improving the knowledge of professionals around issues associated with learning disabilities is achievable and positively improves staff attitudes (Rose et al, 2012a;Werner and Stawski, 2012). Taua et al (2012).…”

Section: Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Staff attitudes can directly affect the quality of care delivered to all patients (Rose et al, 2012a). This means that people with learning disabilities and mental ill health can be prevented from utilising services they need (Werner and Stawski, 2012).…”

Section: Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A literature review exploring the preparation of mental health nurses for working with people with learning disability and mental illness

Adshead

Collier

Kennedy

2015

Nurse Education in Practice

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The aim of this literature review is to explore whether mental health nurses are being appropriately prepared to care for learning disabled patients who also suffer from mental ill health. A systematic approach was adopted in order to identify relevant literature for review on the topic. Five electronic databases were searched; CINAHL, Medline, ERIC, PubMed and Scopus. Searches were limited to the years 2001-2013. A total of 13 articles were identified as relevant to the topic area for review. Three main themes were identified relating to (a) attitudes (b) practice and (c) education. There appears to be a lack of research that directly addresses this issue and the existing literature suggests that there are considerable deficits in the ability of mental health nurses to be able to provide appropriate care for those with both a learning disability and mental ill health. The findings of this review would suggest that this topic area is in urgent need of further investigation and research. Further research into this area of practice could possibly help to inform education regarding this subject at pre-registration and post qualifying levels, which could therefore in turn, improve the delivery of mental health nursing care to this particular client group.

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Section: Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A literature review exploring the preparation of mental health nurses for working with people with learning disability and mental illness

Adshead

Collier

Kennedy

2015

Nurse Education in Practice

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“…After completing a comprehensive literature review the authors of one recent study stressed ''the need to improve the knowledge, competence and attitudes of practitioners'' working within generic psychiatric services in relation to people with intellectual disability (Werner and Stawski, 2012).…”

Section: Community Carementioning

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A comparison of different models to meet the mental health needs of adults with intellectual disabilities

Sheehan

Paschos²

2013

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

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Purpose -There is ongoing discussion around how to structure psychiatric services to meet the needs of people with intellectual disability and co-morbid mental illness and several different models have been suggested. With research evidence lacking, there is a lack of consensus as to the best model of service provision. This paper aims to review the current knowledge in this area and discuss the salient issues.Design/methodology/approach -This is a review article summarising the current debate. Evidence from original research is presented and combined with opinion from clinical experience.Findings -The authors find a lack of robust research evidence to support any particular model of service provision. However, it seems to be increasingly accepted that purely generic models of care for people with intellectual disabilities and co-morbid mental illness are not appropriate. Integration of the expertise from specialist services within mainstream services is presented as potentially the most advantageous approach.Originality/value -This article will be of benefit to clinicians working in the field of intellectual disability and mental illness, and to managers and commissioners with responsibility for providing services. It will also be useful for those new to the discipline to gain an overview of the current issues and debate within service planning for this population.

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The Development of a Measure of Confidence in Delivering Therapy to People with Intellectual Disabilities

Dagnan

Masson

Cavagin

et al. 2014

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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There is increasing emphasis on people with intellectual disabilities receiving services from mainstream mental health services. There is no research describing the experiences and outcomes of people with intellectual disabilities receiving mainstream talking therapy services. The confidence that clinicians have in working with people with intellectual disabilities may be a barrier to them receiving mainstream services. The Therapy Confidence Scale-Intellectual Disabilities is a psychometrically sound scale for measuring the confidence of therapists in working with people with intellectual disabilities and is a useful outcome measure for training clinicians to work with people with intellectual disabilities.

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Mental health: Knowledge, attitudes and training of professionals on dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and psychiatric disorder

Cited by 75 publications

References 34 publications

A literature review exploring the preparation of mental health nurses for working with people with learning disability and mental illness

A literature review exploring the preparation of mental health nurses for working with people with learning disability and mental illness

A comparison of different models to meet the mental health needs of adults with intellectual disabilities

The Development of a Measure of Confidence in Delivering Therapy to People with Intellectual Disabilities

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