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Health practitioner knowledge and confidence in diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues in people with intellectual disabilities
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Hinde, Kylie Mason, Jonathan |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Background: There is limited Australian research investigating health practitioner knowledge and/or confidence in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Method: Ninety-three health practitioners from four professional groups (primary health practitioners, psychologists, mental health practitioners, and alternative therapies) completed a 34-item online survey comprising questions designed to identify participant knowledge of disorders described in the Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and the Therapy Confidence Scale-Intellectual Disabilities. Results: Participants demonstrated low knowledge of symptomology and were “moderately confident” to “confident” working with people with IDs. Whilst professional group showed a significant main effect on confidence levels, post-hoc analysis did not detect significant differences between the individual professional groups. Conclusions: Australian participants demonstrated confidence, but low knowledge, in treating individuals with IDs. The development of training to address deficits in practitioner knowledge of symptomology, assessment, and assessment-based communication is recommended. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/13668250.2020.1730075 |
| Ending Page | 278 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 269 |
| ISSN | 13668250 |
| e-ISSN | 14699532 |
| DOI | 10.3109/13668250.2020.1730075 |
| Journal | Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 45 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-04-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Special Education Intellectual Disability Mental Disorder |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Arts and Humanities Education Medicine Psychology |
