Further reading, references and websites for Learning Disability Psychiatry
Books
Seminars in the Psychiatry of Learning Disability (Fraser and Kerr 2003)
DC-LD (Royal College of Psychiatrists 2001). Diagnostic Criteria for Psychiatric
Disorders for Use with Adults with Learning Disabilities/Mental Retardation.
Includes useful additional text on assessment and diagnosis in learning disability.
Chapter 25, Learning Disability (mental retardation). From The Shorter Oxford
Textbook of Psychiatry (Gelder et al. 2006)
Chapter 10, Mental Retardation (Learning Disability). From the New Oxford
Textbook of Psychiatry (Gelder et al. 2009)
The Books Beyond Words series. Royal College of Psychiatrists. Gaskell Press.
Major UK policies focussing on the needs of children and adults with
learning disabilities
England - Valuing people (Department of Health 2001)
Scotland – The same as you? (Scottish Executive 2000)
Wales – Fulfilling the promises (Welsh Assembly 2002)
Northern Ireland – Equal lives (Department of Health, Social Services and Public
Safety 2004)
Useful government documents
Health Needs Assessment Report (NHS Health Scotland 2004). Comprehensive
review of health needs in people with a learning disability.
Adults with Learning Difficulties in England 2003/2004. (Emerson et al. 2005)
Large survey detailing the lives of people with learning disabilities.
Mental Welfare Commission guidance papers
Hospital treatment for a physical illness in the absence of consent
Rights risks and limits to freedom
Autonomy benefit and protection
Consent to Treatment
Websites
NHS evidence learning disabilities: a website that provides quick access to key
documents and evidence for health professionals, including links to key journals.
www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities/
St George’s University of London Learning about Intellectual Disabilities and
Health website: www.intellectualdisability.info/home.htm
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
www.iassid.org
References
Bouras N and Holt H (2004). Mental health services for adults with learning
disabilities. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 184, 291-292.
Brown M and Marshall K (2006). Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with
learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice. Journal of
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13(2), 234–241.
Carande-Kulis VG (2003). The effectiveness of early childhood development
programs. A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24,
32-46.
Cooper SA and Simpson N (2006). Classification and Assessment of Psychiatric
Disorders in Adults with Learning Disabilities. Psychiatry, 3.
Cooper SA, Smiley E, Morrison J, Williamson A and Allan L (2007). Mental illhealth in adults with intellectual disabilities: prevalence and associated factors.
British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 27-35.
Department of Health (2001). Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning
Disability for the 21st century. HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London.
Emerson E (1995). Challenging Behaviour: Analysis and Intervention in People
with Learning Disabilities. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Kerr M (2001). Clinical guidelines for the management of epilepsy in adults with
an intellectual disability. Seizure, 10 (6), 401-409.
Leonard H and Wen X (2002). The epidemiology of mental retardation:
challenges and opportunities in the new millennium. Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 8 (3), 117-134.
Sayce L and Boardman J (2003). The Disability Discrimination Act 1995:
implications for psychiatrists. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 9, 397-404.
Scottish Executive (2000). The Same as You? A Review of Services for People
with Learning Disabilities. The Stationary Office, Edinburgh.
Smiley, E. (2005) Epidemiology of Mental Health Problems in Adults with
Learning Disability: An update. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 11, 214-222
van Schrojenstein L, H M. van den Akker HM, Maaskant M et al. (1997).
Prevalence and incidence of health problems in people with intellectual disability.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 41 (1), 42-51.