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Understanding research, consent and ethics: a participatory research methodology in a medium secure unit for men with a learning disability [PDF]

open access: green, 2008
People with learning disability have historically been the subjects or recipients of research, rather than participants or contributors. Whilst there is considerable literature on issues of informed consent, little is known about what people with ...
Tina Cook, Pamela Inglis
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in people with intellectual disability: statistical approach to developing a bespoke screening tool

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2021
Background Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common among people with intellectual disability. Diagnosing ADHD in this clinically and cognitively complex and diverse group is difficult, given the overlapping psychiatric and behavioural ...
Indermeet Sawhney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving access to Hackney Integrated Learning Disability Service

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2022
Aims Improving access to Hackney Integrated Learning Disability Service (ILDS) using quality improvement (QI) methodology by reducing the time taken to complete eligibility assessment by 50% by April 2021, while improving service user and staff ...
David Prior   +8 more
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Implementing proposed reforms of the Mental Health Act for people with intellectual disability and autism: the perspective of multidisciplinary professionals in intellectual disability teams

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2022
Background A recent government white paper sets out proposals for reforms to the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). Some of these proposals affect people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
Bharat Velani   +4 more
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A structural equation mediation model captures the predictions amongst the parameters of the ease of language understanding model

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to assess the validity of the Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) model through a statistical assessment of the relationships among its main parameters: processing speed, phonology, working memory (WM), and dB ...
Lina Homman   +5 more
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The use of therapeutic untruths by learning disability nursing students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: The use of therapeutic untruths raises a number of ethical issues, which have begun to be explored to some extent, particularly in dementia care services, where their use has been found to be high.
James, Ian   +3 more
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A decrease in physiological arousal accompanied by stable behavioral performance reflects task habituation

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Despite the evidence of a positive relationship between task demands and listening effort, the Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening (FUEL) highlights the important role of arousal on an individual’s choice to engage in challenging listening ...
Andreea Micula   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assistive Technology Use and Provision During COVID-19: Results From a Rapid Global Survey [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted all segments of society, but it has posed particular challenges for the inclusion of persons with disabilities, those with chronic illness and older people regarding their ...
Emma M. Smith   +10 more
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Psychopathology in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Background: A review describing the mental health needs of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) published just over 10 years ago found that those with ID and ASD were more vulnerable to psychiatric disorders than ...
J. Mccarthy
doaj   +1 more source

Theorising disability: a practical and representative ontology of learning disability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This article contributes to the ongoing development of the theorisation of learning disability, focusing on the value of the ontological turn. We argue that while social theory has influenced understandings of disability within academia, particularly ...
Cluley, V., Fyson, R., Pilnick, A.
core   +2 more sources

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