Co-morbidity Blog Posts

• Study identifies challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and diabetes

  09 Jan 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Case study of man with Asperger syndrome highlights impact of late diagnosis and lack of intervention on risk of offending

  30 Dec 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• High prevalence of substance abuse found by audit of service users in forensic learning disability service

  25 Nov 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Services call for more cross sector collaboration to deal with substance abuse in people with learning disabilities

  11 Nov 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Rate of comorbid disorder higher than expected in young people with autism

  17 Oct 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Impact on families caring for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems poorly understood review suggests

  06 Sep 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Adults with learning disabilities and epilepsy have increased risk for developing psychiatric disorders

  01 Aug 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Audit of antipsychotic prescribing shows good efficacy reviewing but poor monitoring of side effects

  15 Jul 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Mental disorder in children and adolescents with learning disabilities between 30 and 50%

  24 Jun 2011

  • John Northfield