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Guide to Mental Health for Families and Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781843102779
  • Weight: 380g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 232mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Jun 2004
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

A practical and comprehensive introduction for carers to mental health problems, this accessible guide outlines a range of signs and symptoms of mental health problems that can affect people with intellectual disabilities. The guide explains why mental health problems develop, and advises on what can be done to help people with intellectual disabilities and carers themselves. With chapters on specific disabilities such as autism and epilepsy, the authors cover topics such as:

* treatment and interventions for mental health problems

* getting the best services and understanding policy around mental health and intellectual disabilities

* legal issues, for example, what it means to `give consent'

* carers' needs and support for carers.

Written with advice from carers and people with intellectual disabilities who use mental health services, this book is an essential resource for all those who care for, and with, people with learning disabilities.
About
Geraldine Holt is Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disabilities at South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. Anastasia Gratsa is a psychologist at the Estia Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London. Nick Bouras is Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist at South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust. Theresa Joyce is Head of Psychology for Adults with Learning Disabilities Services at South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust. Mary Jane Spiller is a researcher at the Estia Centre. Steve Hardy is the Training Co-ordinator at the Estia Centre and a Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities.