Literature review Blog Posts

• Focus of pharmacotherapy for people with learning disabilities and mental ill health should be on specific forms of psychopathology

  23 Sep 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

  
• Prevalence of ADHD in people with learning disabilities must be established and broader range of treatment options tested

  25 Jul 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Review finds melatonin to be safest choice for children with sleep disturbance

  19 May 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Review of 173 studies identifies common functions of challenging behaviour.

  20 Apr 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Challenging behaviour services review finds specialist congregate services use more restrictive approaches with limited effect.

  15 Apr 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Review is positive on effectiveness of differential reinforcement but warns more robust studies are needed.

  04 Apr 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Are adolescents with learning disabilities more vulnerable to depression than their non disabled peers?

  05 Mar 2011

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Are antipsychotics overused in treating people with learning disabilities with aggressive behaviours?

  06 Feb 2011

  • Andre Tomlin