title: Addressing the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities.
abstract: It is now common policy in providing care for people with learning disabilities to ensure improved access to mainstream health services. Consequently, all nursing disciplines are required to have improved understanding about the physical and mental health needs of this client group. This article focuses on their mental health needs. It is predominantly targeted at mental health and learning disability nurses, but will be of interest to all nurses who increasingly come into contact with people with a learning disability and require insight into all aspects of their health.
authors.affiliation: South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland. Maurice.Devine@setrust.hscni.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taggart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019985:Benchmarking; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D015995:Prevalence; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs