Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

Raghu Raghavan is Lecturer in Learning Disability, at the University of Bradford.John Turnbull is editor of the RCN Learning Disability Practice journal and Director of Nursing at Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust.

• Foreword by John Turnbull. Acknowledgements.Introduction.Nature of Mental Health.Learning Disability Nursing.Intellectual Disability and Mental Health: The Facts and Fictions.Identifying Needs and Wishes.Assessment Methods.Therapeutic Approaches.Caring in a Secure Environment.Caring in Community Settings.Professional and Legal Issues.Service Perspectives.Appendix 1: Assessment Tools.Appendix 2: Genetic Syndromes Related to Mental Health.Index

"The authors successfully straddle the two areas of learning disability and mental health, the result being valuable for both mental health professionals wanting to gain a greater understanding of the application of their discipline to people with learning disabilities, and for those who care for people with a learning disability seeking more understanding of identifying and responding to mental health disorders." (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, 2010)