Brief report: Aggressive challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disability following community resettlement.
BACKGROUND
Aggressive challenging behaviour is common in adults with intellectual disability (ID) in long-term care facilities. The government's commitment to the closure of all facilities in England has led to concerns over how to manage this behaviour in the community. The aim of this study was to assess changes in aggressive challenging behaviour and psychotropic drug use in adults with ID following resettlement using a person-centred approach.


METHODS
The Modified Overt Aggression Scale was administered to carers of 49 adults with ID prior to discharge from a long-stay hospital and 6 months and 1 year after community resettlement.


RESULTS
All areas of aggressive challenging behaviour reduced significantly between baseline and 6 months following resettlement (P < 0.001). This reduction remained (but did not decrease further) at 1-year follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Further work is needed to evaluate the role of environmental setting on aggressive challenging behaviour in adults with ID.
Bhaumik
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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Leicester Frith Hospital, Leicester, UK. bhaumikuk@yahoo.com
Watson
J M
JM
Devapriam
J
J
Raju
L B
LB
Tin
N N
NN
Kiani
R
R
Talbott
L
L
Parker
R
R
Moore
L
L
Majumdar
S K
SK
Ganghadaran
S K
SK
Dixon
K
K
Das Gupta
A
A
Barrett
M
M
Tyrer
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects / Q000523:psychology*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D003688:Deinstitutionalization; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012931:Social Environment
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents