title: The ACT Mental Health Service for People with Intellectual Disability, 10 years on.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our aim is to describe the establishment and first 10 years' experience of a specialist team for providing psychiatric services to individuals with intellectual disability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This service is unique in Australia in providing a comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment service to this population in a defined catchment area. It can serve as a model for service development in this area of unmet need.
authors.affiliation: VMO Psychiatrist, ACT Mental Health Service, Belconnen, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wurth
authors.forename: Shirley-Anne
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brandon
mesh_terms: D020958:Australian Capital Territory; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Dual disability; intellectual disability; mental health; psychiatry; service development