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COVID-19-related prescribing challenge in intellectual disability

BJPsych Open, 2021
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions are expected to affect the mental health of the population, especially people with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder, because of a variety of biological and psychosocial ...
Bushra Rauf, Hafsa Sheikh, Hassan Majid, Ashok Roy, Rani Pathania   +4 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on people ageing with an intellectual disability in Ireland: Protocol for a follow-up survey [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2021
Background:  The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have had a dramatic impact on many people, but individuals with an intellectual disability, given the prevalence of congregate living and high levels of co-morbid conditions, may be particularly
Mary McCarron, Andrew Allen, Darren McCausland, Margaret Haigh, Retha Luus, Fathima Rosmin Bavussantakath, Fintan Sheerin, Niamh Mulryan, Eilish Burke, Eimear McGlinchey, Fidelma Flannery, Philip McCallion   +11 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on people ageing with an intellectual disability in Ireland: Protocol for a follow-up survey [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

HRB Open Research, 2021
Background:  The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have had a dramatic impact on many people, but individuals with an intellectual disability, given the prevalence of congregate living and high levels of co-morbid conditions, may be particularly
Mary McCarron, Andrew Allen, Darren McCausland, Margaret Haigh, Retha Luus, Fathima Rosmin Bavussantakath, Fintan Sheerin, Niamh Mulryan, Eilish Burke, Eimear McGlinchey, Fidelma Flannery, Philip McCallion   +11 more
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Current practice and adaptations being made for people with autism admitted to in-patient psychiatric services across the UK

BJPsych Open, 2021
Background A significant number of people with autism require in-patient psychiatric care. Although the requirement to adequately meet the needs of people with autism in these settings is enshrined in UK law and supported by national guidelines, little ...
Keir Jones, Satheesh Gangadharan, Philip Brigham, Edward Smith, Rohit Shankar   +4 more
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Reasons for Encounters and Comorbidities in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability in General Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the Ask Study

Children, 2023
Adolescents with intellectual disability have substantial health needs. This retrospective analysis of data from the Ask Study describes reasons for primary care encounters and the prevalence and incidence of chronic physical and mental conditions among ...
Menghuan Song, Tran T. A. Le, Simon Denny, Nicholas G. Lennox, Lyn McPherson, Robert S. Ware, David Harley   +6 more
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Antipsychotics withdrawal in adults with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: study protocol for a multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background In people with intellectual disability (ID) and challenging behaviour, antipsychotics (AP) are often used off-label and for a long period.
Sylvie Beumer, Pauline Hamers, Alyt Oppewal, Dederieke Maes-Festen   +3 more
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Object Recognition and Dorsal Stream Vulnerabilities in Children With Early Brain Damage

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022
AimVisual functions of the dorsal stream are considered vulnerable in children with early brain damage. Considering the recognition of objects in suboptimal representations a dorsal stream dysfunction, we examined whether children with early brain damage
Ymie J. van der Zee, Ymie J. van der Zee, Peter L. J. Stiers, Heleen M. Evenhuis   +3 more
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Decoding gender differences: Intellectual profiles of children with specific learning disabilities [PDF]

Intelligence, 101615, 2022, 2021
There has been a significant amount of debate around gender differences in intellectual functioning, however, most of this research concerns typically developing populations and lacks research into atypically developing populations and those with specific learning disabilities (SLD).
arxiv   +1 more source

Data, Data, Everywhere: Uncovering Everyday Data Experiences for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities [PDF]

Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '23), April 23-28, 2023, Hamburg, Germany, 2023
Data is everywhere but may not be accessible to everyone. Conventional data visualization tools and guidelines often do not actively consider the specific needs and abilities of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), leaving them excluded from data-driven activities and vulnerable to ethical issues.
arxiv   +1 more source

Therapeutic use of serious games in mental health: scoping review

BJPsych Open, 2022
Background There has been an increase in the development and application of serious games to support management of mental ill health, but their full impact is unclear. Aims Evaluation of the current evidence of acceptability and effectiveness of serious
Alice Dewhirst, Richard Laugharne, Rohit Shankar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source