The dual diagnosis facility: a renewed engagement with the psychiatry of intellectual disability?
A case study of a pilot residential facility for intellectually disabled adults who also suffer the effects of mental illness I presented in the context of the emergent debate surrounding the issue of dual diagnosis and co-morbidity. The innovative role of nurses in the establishment if this new service is discussed in terms of the beginning of a renewed engagement with the psychiatry of intellectual disability and it's implications for nursing practice and practice arrangements.
Doyle
J
J
University of Western Sydney, Macarthur.
D002648:Child; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*