Schizophrenia in children, adults and older people with intellectual disability compared with the general population: a Swedish register study (IDcare).

Background: The knowledge about the prevalence of schizophrenia among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is sparse, particularly concerning the distribution in different age groups.

Aims: To investigate the prevalence of diagnoses in the schizophrenia spectrum among people with ID compared with the general population (gPop).

Methods: This was an 8-year longitudinal register study.

Mental Health Services for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Patient Characteristics, Associated Factors and Consequent Needs for Adaptation in Assessment and Treatment.

Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of mental health disorders, but may struggle to access appropriate services. While assessment/treatment may need to be adapted, knowledge is limited about what such adaptations may entail.

Method: During a service development project, the participants (33 professionals, 13 family members) were asked to identify the characteristics/associated factors of individuals with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Schizophrenia in Autistic People with Intellectual Disabilities. Treatment and Interventions.

Autistic people with intellectual disabilities appear to be at increased risk of schizophrenia. While current recommendations emphasize adapting interventions used for people with schizophrenia in general, few studies to date have investigated treatment of co-occurring schizophrenia in this specific population. To explore what interventions are provided to autistic people with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring schizophrenia in specialized mental health services, and to investigate whether changes in mental health symptoms and challenging behavior occurred during treatment.

The effects of lockdown of work and activities for adults with multiple, complex needs including sensory impairments during the pandemic in 2020.

Sheltered work and leisure activities were locked down in at the Signo centre in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Signo centre is a Norwegian national centre for adults with multiple, complex needs, including severe sensory loss/impairments. Tension and uncertainty rapidly spread among relatives and workers.

Schizophrenia in autistic people with intellectual disabilities: Symptom manifestations and identification.

Background: The assessment of schizophrenia in autistic people with intellectual disabilities is challenging. This study aimed to explore the identification of schizophrenia in this population.

Methods: Using data from a clinical multi-centre study, reported symptoms in 26 autistic individuals with intellectual disabilities diagnosed with co-occurring schizophrenia were explored.

Psychosocial treatment of major depression in people with intellectual disabilities. Improvements within the last four decades: points of view.

Psychosocial treatments like psychotherapy and group therapy are common for the treatment of depression in the general population. Depression in people with intellectual disability presents challenges, because people with intellectual disability often cannot consent to various treatments, clinicians and family members must be involved and use their best judgment. A selected review was conducted to highlight the progress in psychosocial treatment of depression within the last four decades.

Behavioural equivalents of schizophrenia in people with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. A selective review.

Assessment of schizophrenia (SCZ) in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is complicated due to confounding symptoms between ASD and SCZ. These confounding factors are aggravated when the patient has sparse verbal skills. A selective review was conducted to identify behavioural equivalents when assessing SCZ in individuals with ASD with sparse verbal skills, from 16 years of age.

Experiences of ward atmosphere in inpatients with intellectual disability and mental illness: clinical implications for mental health nursing.

Patients with intellectual disability in psychiatric services are rarely asked about their experiences when admitted to inpatient units. To enhance the understanding of ward atmosphere for inpatients with co-occurring intellectual disabilities (ID) and mental illness by exploring patients' experiences from a specialised mental health inpatient unit. A selected sample of 10 adults with comorbid mental illness and ID were recruited for a qualitative interview study based on Gunderson's conceptualisation of therapeutic components in mental health wards.

Case study: identification of anxiety and subsequent intervention in an adolescent male with autism, severe intellectual disability and self-injurious behaviour.

: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but knowledge is limited regarding identification and treatment of these disorders in individuals with ASD and more severe levels of intellectual disability (ID). The current case study aims to explore and describe the inpatient, psychiatric assessment in an adolescent male with ASD, severe ID and self-injurious behaviour (SIB) who was diagnosed with a co-occurring anxiety disorder. The study further aims to explore the implications of this diagnosis for subsequent intervention and care, including management of SIB.

"If we do not look for it, we do not see it": Clinicians' experiences and understanding of identifying post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with autism and intellectual disability.

Background: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are at increased risk of potentially traumatic events and may be at increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, knowledge regarding identification of PTSD in this population is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate clinical experience regarding PTSD and trauma assessment in individuals with co-occurring ASD and ID.

A 22q13.33 duplication harbouring the SHANK3 gene: does it cause neuropsychiatric disorders?

A young man with neuropsychiatric problems has a small 22q13.33 duplication. We suggest this causes his condition.

Specialized psychiatric services: patient characteristics, referral practice and length of stay in a representative clinical sample 2010-2016.

Background: Mental health services for patients intellectual disabilities (ID) and additional mental illnesses are only sparsely studied.

Objective: The objective was to describe a representative sample of patients with ID in a specialized psychiatric department.

Methods: Data were collected from case files in a 7-year period.

Metyrosine treatment in a woman with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and psychosis: a case study.

People with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DS) are assumed to be especially vulnerable to developing mental illness such as psychosis. The study was established to contribute to knowledge about metyrosine medication in patients with 22q11.

The Use of Validation in Mental Health Nursing for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness: A Descriptive Study.

Mental health nursing for adults with intellectual disabilities and mental illness is understudied. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of validation in mental health nursing for patients with intellectual disabilities and additional mental illness in a specialised psychiatric inpatient setting. Ten nurses/social educators and four individual therapists described the use of validation; each provided three vignettes with clinical examples.

Patients', Family Members', and Professional Carers' Experiences of Psychoeducational Multifamily Groups for Participants with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness.

There is a dearth of articles addressing psychoeducational multifamily groups for adults with intellectual disabilities. The objective of this study is to investigate the participants' experiences of being part of a group like this. The group intervention had been slightly modified due to the participants' intellectual disabilities.

Mental Health Nursing of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Illness: A Review of Empirical Studies 1994-2013.

Mental health nursing for adults with intellectual disabilities and mental illness is underresearched. The aim of this review is to summarize empirical mental health nursing studies including adults with intellectual disabilities and additional mental illness. Out of 137 hits, 16 articles were reviewed in full text.