The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences back issues from October 2006:
A Review of Suicidality in Persons with Intellectual Disability
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: It has been assumed that impaired intellectual capacity could act as a buffer to suicidality in the population of persons with intellectual disability (ID), developmental disability or mental retardation. The few studies conducted contest this assumption and in fact findings show that ...
Mental Health for Persons with Intellectual Disability in the Post-Deinstitutionalization Era: Experiences from British Columbia
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: The delivery of mental health services to persons with Intellectual Disability (ID) in British Columbia (BC), Canada, is worth documenting because BC is one of the few jurisdictions in the world to completely close its institutions for people with ID. This paper documents the delivery ...
Editorial: Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Oct 01, 2006; ... Has the time come for a psychiatry subspecialty in intellectual disability? Not yet, we suggest. If you will excuse the oft-used pun, this field is the "backward child" of the psychiatric family, certainly in Israel. People in this country who suffer from intellectual disability (ID) have yet to ...
Mental Health Services for People with Intellectual Disability in Israel - A Review of Options
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Intellectual disability (ID) (often also referred to as "mental retardation," "development disability," "mental handicap," "learning disability" or as "generalized learning difficulties") is common in all countries. Many people with ID suffer from psychiatric/behavioral/emotional ...
Assessment of Mental Health Problems in People with Intellectual Disabilities
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Although it is widely accepted that individuals with intellectul disabilities face an increased vulnerability to developing mental health problems, there is currently a lack of agreement about the most appropriate form of assessment. When applied to people with intellectual ...
Psychopharmacology and Applied Behavioral Analysis: Tandem Treatment of Severe Problem Behaviors in Intellectual Disability and a Case Series
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Many individuals with intellectual disability will at some time in their lives engage in problem behaviors that may place them and others at risk, and reduce their opportunities for healthy psychosocial functioning. These behaviors may reach severe proportions in both intensity and ...
An Alternative Model for Psychiatric Service Delivery for People with Intellectual Disabilities in a Vocational Rehabilitation Center
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: The prevalence of mental illness in the intellectually disabled (ID) population is high. Because of their special characteristics, such as involvement of multiple carers (family, social services, protected housing staff, vocational instructors), linguistic limitations and the need for ...
A 10-Year Review of a Hong Kong Model for Mental Health Care of People with Intellectual Disability
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Following the movement from institutionalization to community care, there has been a transformation of services for people with intellectual disability over the past few decades. Kwai Chung Hospital in Hong Kong is a pioneer in Asia that took the initiative of improving the mental ...
Trends in Mental Health Services for People with Intellectual Disability in Residential Care in Israel 1998-2004
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Persons with intellectual disability (ID) have more mental health problems than the general population and utilize psychiatric service to a greater extent. This study was conducted to look at trends over time in the number of psychiatrists recruited, psychiatric medication and ...
Psychiatric Manifestations in Turner Syndrome: A Brief Survey
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Turner Syndrome (TS) is a relatively common genetic syndrome in which a woman has a 45XO or 45XO/46XX mosaic karyotype. Although it is not associated with any psychiatric syndrome, several case reports in the literature describe a similar constellation of symptoms in TS that may ...
Measuring Unawareness of Deficits Among Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: Reliability and Validity of the Patient Competency Rating Scale - Hebrew Version
Oct 01, 2006; ... Abstract: Background: Unawareness of deficits is a frequent symptom of traumatic brain injury (TBI), affecting motivation and compliance with treatment. The goal of this study was to validate a Hebrew version of the most commonly used measure of post-TBI unawareness of deficits: the Patient ...
Social Inclusion of People with Mental Illness
Oct 01, 2006; ... Social Inclusion of People with Mental Illness Julian Leff and Richard Warner ISBN 0521615364 Cambridge University Press, Paperback US$55.00. Published in July 2006 This is an excellent small book (192 pages) containing essential but rarely available information for psychiatrists and for ...