Background There have been significant concerns about the care and treatment of people
with intellectual disabilities (ID) when attending general hospitals, which have led to …

Background Adults with intellectual disabilities have higher morbidity and earlier mortality
than the general population. Access to primary health care is lower, despite a higher …

Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition, 1 make up 1% to 3% of the Canadian population
and are encountered in most family medicine practices. 2 Research in Ontario shows that …

Background The vast health inequities experienced by people with intellectual disability
remain indisputable. Persistent and contemporary challenges exist for primary healthcare …

Background When adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) require a psychiatric admission,
general adult mental health units are often used. Specialist units have emerged recently as …

Mental health services for people with intellectual disability have remained relatively
underdeveloped in Australia and New Zealand. The reasons for this include the lack of a …

Services for people with Intellectual Disability (ID) and coexisting mental health problems
remain undeveloped; research into their effectiveness has been lacking. Three linked recent …

Mental health services in the United Kingdom are set for dramatic restructuring in the light of
recent government initiatives to improve quality of care and equity of provision. National …

ABSTRACT Background: There is limited Australian research investigating health
practitioner knowledge and/or confidence in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health …

People with intellectual disability: barriers to the provision of good primary care Page 1 People
vvith intellectual disability Co 'gh p~ t ofFuJl Text rest" with th " copynghr owner and e ongmal …