Learning disabilities Blog Posts

• New website for doctors to help provide better care for people with learning disabilities

  10 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Study finds clinical severity in Rett syndrome increases with age

  05 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Study finds unexpectedly moderate or high self-esteem in men with learning disabilities in forensic service

  04 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Adults with learning disabilities directly report more health problems, particularly headaches and pain, than their carers

  03 Apr 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• New expert reviews on research methods from the NIHR School for Social Care Research

  02 Apr 2012

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Review highlights need for specific models to measure quality of life for people with learning disabilities

  30 Mar 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Clear policy and procedure required to guide social interaction between support staff and people with congenital deafblindness

  28 Mar 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Review finds no consensus on developmental or behavioural outcomes for children of parents with learning disabilities

  27 Mar 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Improvements in psychological well-being in parents with learning disabilities can be achieved by improvements in social support

  26 Mar 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Internet based groups for older carers of people with learning disabilities can improve social support

  23 Mar 2012

  • John Northfield