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<p>As demands on learning disability services grow and client waiting times get long
<p>On a recent community placement, I had the opportunity to work with Elizabeth (no
<p>Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is fast becoming the therapy of choice for ma
<p>Seventy six per cent in favour is a big majority.
<p>Ideas, knowledge and awareness of self can all be developed and transformed from
<p>Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is seen as a therapy of choice, with a succes
<p>In a period when we are digesting the results of the independent inquiry into the
<p>This article describes the innovative way in which Oxford Brookes University has
<p>In the UK, it is estimated that 2.5 per cent of the population have a learning di
<p>It has long been recognised that the quality of learning disability services reli
The experiences of parents of children with an intellectual disability who use respite care services
<p>Recent evidence nationally and internationally indicates that the provision of ca
<p>The identification of learning disability in children can be problematic, especia
<p>This article reports on aspects of a research project which asked clients in a medium-secure unit about their personal experiences of self-injury, specifically how their self-injury influences their interactions and relationships with staff.</p>
<p>A growing body of evidence suggests that people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing significant health inequalities when compared with their peers in the general population (Cassidy et al 2002, Kerr 2004, Melville et al 2006).
<p>People with learning disabilities have been marginalised as a result of majority social views, and their sexual needs and rights are commonly ignored by health and social care providers.
<p>Physical contact between people is a powerful form of communication, and also a basic behavioural need (Bowlby 1969, Bowlby 1973, Ainsworth et al 1978, Main 1990).
<p>You would have to have been in outer space for the last few years to have missed out on the blogging phenomenon. So for all you returning cosmonauts, this is how it works.
<p>Reducing excess weight and obesity is a national and global priority: the health risks associated with obesity are largely preventable and its prevalence is increasing.
