Primary mental healthcare for adults with mild intellectual disabilities: care professionals’ perspectives
Katrien PM Pouls,
Mathilde Mastebroek,
Suzanne Ligthart
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundGeneral practitioners (GPs) and mental health nurse practitioners (MHNPs) often feel ill equipped to provide mental health (MH) care to people with mild intellectual disabilities (MID). This is worrying, as insufficient primary MH care may lead to more severe or chronic problems. To improve primary MH care for this patient group, account must be taken of the experiences and needs of GPs and MHNPs providing the care.AimTo explore GPs’ and MHNPs’ experiences, needs, and recommendations for improvement … Show more
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