Improvement in the quality of life of outpatients with severe mental illness in conjunction with intellectual disabilities and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Background: Elucidating the influence of mild intellectual disability (MID; IQ 50-70)/borderline intellectual functioning (BIF; IQ 70-85) and (comorbid) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the quality of life of patients with serious mental illness (SMI) could improve their mental health care.

Method: This study comprises a prospective longitudinal cohort study using routine outcome monitoring data. The cohort comprised 601 patients who had undertaken at least one Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA).

Screening for intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence in Dutch outpatients with severe mental illness.

Background: The reliability and validity of the Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disabilities (SCIL) are unknown in a population of outpatients with severe mental illness. The prevalence of mild or borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID); an umbrella term for people with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and mild intellectual disability (MID) in this population is also unknown.

Methods: A total of 625 patients were screened with the SCIL, 201 of which also had IQ test results.

Not recognized enough: The effects and associations of trauma and intellectual disability in severely mentally ill outpatients.

Background: Little is known about the association between trauma and intellectual disability in SMI patients.

Aim: To establish the prevalence of trauma and its association with intellectual functioning in SMI outpatients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two mental health trusts in the Netherlands.