An 8‐year study of admissions and discharges to a specialist intellectual disability inpatient unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Abraham ◽  
Kiran Purandare ◽  
Joanne McCabe ◽  
Anusha Wijeratne ◽  
Evelina Eggleston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Inpatient Unit

scholarly journals Management of Severe Developmental Regression in an Autistic Child with a 1q21.3 Microdeletion and Self-Injurious Blindness

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cora Cravero ◽  
Vincent Guinchat ◽  
Jean Xavier ◽  
Camille Meunier ◽  
Lautaro Diaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Autistic Child ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
The Self ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
Developmental Regression ◽  
Developmental Dynamics

We report the case of a young boy with nonverbal autism and intellectual disability, with a rare de novo 1q21.3 microdeletion. The patient had early and extreme self-injurious behaviours that led to blindness, complicated by severe developmental regression. A significant reduction in the self-injurious behaviours and the recovery of developmental dynamics were attained in a multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental inpatient unit. Improvement was obtained after managing all causes of somatic pains, using opiate blockers and stabilizing the patient’s mood. We offered both sensorimotor developmental approach with therapeutic body wrap and specific psychoeducation adapted to his blindness condition for improving his communication abilities.

Impact of care pathway-based approach on outcomes in a specialist intellectual disability inpatient unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Devapriam ◽  
Regi Alexander ◽  
Rohit Gumber ◽  
Judith Pither ◽  
Satheesh Gangadharan
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Inpatient Unit

Normocentric biases taint cognitive neuroscience and intervention of autism

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Mottron
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Cognitive Neuroscience ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Repetitive Behaviors ◽  
Restricted Interests ◽  
Autistic People

Abstract Stepping away from a normocentric understanding of autism goes beyond questioning the supposed lack of social motivation of autistic people. It evokes subversion of the prevalence of intellectual disability even in non-verbal autism. It also challenges the perceived purposelessness of some restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, and instead interprets them as legitimate exploratory and learning-associated manifestations.

Receipt of psychotropic medication by people with intellectual disability in residential settings

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 666-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Robertson ◽  
E. Emerson ◽  
N. Gregory ◽  
C. Hatton ◽  
S. Kessissoglou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Residential Settings

Abstract # OR-20: External Validation of the Leicester Self-Assessment Diabetes Risk Score in a Population with Intellectual Disability

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Laura Gray ◽  
Yogini Chudasama ◽  
Alison Dunkley ◽  
Freya Tyrer ◽  
Rebecca Spong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
External Validation ◽  
Diabetes Risk ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Diabetes Risk Score

Participant Reactions to Suicide-Focused Research

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-374
Author(s):  
Sarah P. Carter ◽  
Brooke A. Ammerman ◽  
Heather M. Gebhardt ◽  
Jonathan Buchholz ◽  
Mark A. Reger
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatient ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Online Laboratory ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatient Unit ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Participant Reactions

Abstract. Background: Concerns exist regarding the perceived risks of conducting suicide-focused research among an acutely distressed population. Aims: The current study assessed changes in participant distress before and after participation in a suicide-focused research study conducted on a psychiatric inpatient unit. Method: Participants included 37 veterans who were receiving treatment on a psychiatric inpatient unit and completed a survey-based research study focused on suicide-related behaviors and experiences. Results: Participants reported no significant changes in self-reported distress. The majority of participants reported unchanged or decreased distress. Reviews of electronic medical records revealed no behavioral dysregulation and minimal use of as-needed medications or changes in mood following participation. Limitations: The study's small sample size and veteran population may limit generalizability. Conclusion: Findings add to research conducted across a variety of settings (i.e., outpatient, online, laboratory), indicating that participating in suicide-focused research is not significantly associated with increased distress or suicide risk.

Suicide Attempts During Adolescence: Systematic Hospitalization and Crisis Treatment

Crisis ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Ottino
Keyword(s):  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Theoretical Hypothesis ◽  
Initial Resistance ◽  
Provision Of Care ◽  
Suicidal Crisis

This paper deals with an inpatient unit that recently opened in Geneva, specializing in the treatment of patients aged 16-21 years who had attempted suicide or felt the desire to commit suicide. This particular center was established because of the significant weaknesses found in the provision of care to adolescents who had attempted suicide. Despite the growing interest of health workers in this area of study over recent years, the frequency of suicide among the young has not decreased and there are numerous recurrences of the suicide attempts. Further, all efforts to improve the adolescents' compliance with psychiatric treatment have failed to date. The number of drop-outs from treatment is still very high. Thus, the objectives of our inpatient unit are as follows: (1) to overcome initial resistance to treatment and to improve long-term compliance; (2) to decrease the number of recurrent attempts as a consequence of the above, thus increasing life expectancy; (3) to offer the adolescents who have tried (or have contemplated) committing suicide an improved quality of life, after first helping them overcome the suicidal crisis. To achieve these goals, the therapeutic team of the unit proposes short stays during which the work with the adolescents consists of a very intensive psychoanalytic-oriented crisis intervention. Numerous practical aspects of our therapeutic approach in the inpatient unit are related here in detail, always with reference to our theoretical hypothesis.

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