mental health

Explores whether CBT can be adapted and used effectively for people with learning disabilities. 

Under the overarching mental health law covering England and Wales, people with a learning disability and/or autism can be detained for assessment and treatment, even though their conditions are not medically treatable. This needs to change.

A nationwide online study has been launched that aims to understand why autistic people may be more at risk of depression and suicide than the general population.

The number of people in inpatient psychiatric or learning disability beds fell between 2014 and 2016, according to an NHS survey.

New research suggests that the three conditions are all linked by disruptions in the structure of the corpus callosum.

The QPM is the only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy - an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives.

Mental health workers should have a better understanding of autism and the adjustments they can make for autistic people to enhance the service they provide, according to the National Autistic Society.

The vast majority of adults with learning disabilities and their parent carers are experiencing mental health issues such as depression and anxiety due to cuts in services, a new small-scale survey has found.

The Anti-Bullying Alliance has launched new resources for school staff to help tackle the homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying of disabled young people and those with special educational needs.

Research by Public Health England has found that more than 30,000 people with learning disabilities are being prescribed antipsychotic or antidepressant medication – or both – without appropriate clinical justification. This practice has to be stamped out – and quickly.