Recently published new articles and revised articles

See further information about recently published new articles and revised articles.

“Welcoming a patient with Intellectual Disabilities into General Practice: Reasonable Adjustments in Primary Care” by Dr Ella Baines, was published in February 2013.

"Improving Hospital Experiences and Ensuring Safer Discharges” , an interview with Jim Blair, Consultant Nurse in Learning Disabilities, by Alexander Chiu, Final Year Medical Student at St George’s University of London, and Dr Jason Tsang, Foundation Year 1 Doctor, was published in May 2012.

"Primary Care and Intellectual Disability” by Malcolm McCoubrie and Ella Baines, and “Your next patient in A&E may have an Intellectual Disability” by Lindsey Stevens and Carly Bush, were published in November 2011.

A revised and updated version of “Confronting the Distortions: Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome and Prenatal Testing” by Lisa Bridle, was published in December 2011. A revised and updated version of  "The Use of Medications for the Management of Problem Behaviours in Adults who have Intellectual [Learning] Disabilities" by Shoumitro Deb, was published in February 2012. A revised and updated version of  “Brain Development: Neuro-Behavioral Perspectives in Developmental Disabilities” by Jay Rao, was published in October 2012.

 

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An understanding of the nature of intellectual disability is essential for health care professionals, who are required to support equal access to their services for all disabled people.