Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is the first book of its kind to explore the similarities and parallels between the needs of people with various types of intellectual impairments as they encounter health services. It not only looks at the shared issues from a bio-psycho-social perspective, but also discusses the transferable skills that a practitioner can develop working across these groups. It identifies the key skills and knowledge that professionals need in order to work with intellectually impaired patients whether they are in the hospital or at home. Rather than just focusing on people with learning disabilities, this text attempts to break down barriers and look at some of the issues associated with care and treatment of people who have intellectual impairment for a variety of reasons, including acquired brain injury, dementia and long-term mental health issues where cognition has been affected. Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is suitable for health care practitioners at all levels who work with people who have intellectual impairments in their work and who wish to further develop their skills and knowledge to care for this neglected client group.

Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is the firstbook of its kind to explore the similarities and parallels betweenthe needs of people with various types of intellectual impairmentsas they encounter health services. It not only looks at the sharedissues from a bio-psycho-social perspective, but also discusses thetransferable skills that a practitioner can develop working acrossthese groups. It identifies the key skills and knowledge thatprofessionals need in order to work with intellectually impairedpatients whether they are in the hospital or at home.Rather than just focusing on people with learning disabilitiesthis text attempts to break down barriers and look at some of theissues associated with care and treatment of people who haveintellectual impairment for a variety of reasons, includingacquired brain injury, dementia and long-term mental health issueswhere cognition has been affected. Learning Disability and otherIntellectual Impairments is suitable for health care practitionersat all levels who work with people who have intellectualimpairments in their work and who wish to further develop theirskills and knowledge to care for this neglected client group.

Editors viiContributors ixForeword xi1 An Introduction to Intellectual Impairment 1Louise L. Clark and Peter Griffiths2 Meeting the Health Needs of People with Intellectual Impairment 15Steve Higgins and Mary O'Toole3 Effective Communication 41Garry Diack and Howard Cohen4 Primary Care Services for People with Intellectual Impairment 55Louise Barriball, Allan Hicks, Howard Cohen and Liz Lewry5 Transitions in the Ageing Population 69Theresa Wiseman, Karen Lowton and Ian Noonan6 the Older Adult, Intellectual Impairment and The Dementias 89Emma Ouldred and Catherine Bryant7 Emergency and Urgent Hospital-based Care 117Ian Noonan and Karen Lowton8 Admission to Acute Mental Health Services 139Mary O'Toole, Mike Reid and Rob Winterhalder9 Psychopharmacological Issues 165Rob Winterhalder10 Challenging Behaviour 179Michael Kelly11 Consent and Capacity 197Alison Hobden and Simon Mills12 the Future of Services for Intellectual Impairment 217Peter Griffiths, Rob Winterhalder, Louise L. Clark and Allan HicksIndex 233