Evaluating an informed consent process designed to improve inclusion of adults with intellectual disability in research.

Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) are both underrepresented in research and enrolled in studies they may not understand. Instead of facilitating research engagement, the informed consent process often fails to elucidate its essential elements.

Aims: We evaluated whether a novel informed consent process was more effective than current practice at helping adults with ID understand key elements of research.

Getting comfortable with disability: The short- and long-term effects of a clinical encounter.

Background: Physicians report discomfort when interacting with patients with disabilities, which can negatively impact the quality of healthcare they provide.

Objective/hypothesis: An intervention structured around a formative clinical encounter was assessed for its effectiveness in changing comfort towards treating patients with disabilities. It was predicted that this encounter would have a positive short- and long-term impact on medical students.

Lithium Treatment for Agitation in Alzheimer's disease (Lit-AD): Clinical rationale and study design.

Unlabelled: Symptoms of agitation, aggression, and psychosis frequently occur in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). These symptoms are distressing to patients and caregivers, often lead to institutionalization, are associated with increased mortality, and are very difficult to treat. Lithium is an established treatment for bipolar and other psychotic disorders in which agitation can occur.