Learning disabilities Blog Posts

• Review suggests need for enhanced training and practice opportunities for professionals supporting people with dual diagnosis

  25 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Linkage study finds high rates of learning disability in children of mothers with mental health problems

  24 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Call for help in two national research projects

  23 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Childhood abuse of male offenders might suggest developmental pathway to offending

  19 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Perception of stigma and social comparison influences self-concept of people with learning disabilities

  18 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Adults with learning disabilities in employment had poor periodontal health but acceptable oral hygiene status

  17 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Offenders with learning disabilities in mental health courts more likely to receive behavioural or vocational rehabilitation

  16 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Small study finds high rates of clinically significant psychiatric problems in children with ASD

  13 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Positive beliefs held by adolescents about people with learning disabilities may mask underlying hostile attitudes

  12 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• ABA reduced carer burden but was no more effective than standard care in improving social outcomes in people with learning disabilities

  11 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield