A North East specialist treatment centre for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or severely challenging behaviour has been temporarily closed for six months. It is hoped the ...

This review and meta-analysis followed methodological and reporting guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), [25] Cochrane ...

A new set of resources on puberty and sexual development for young people who have a learning disability and their ...

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully "online first" publication. Our publishing model–"continuous publication"– means that all articles appear on bmj.com before being ...

This systematic review suggests that antipsychotic medications may be effective in reducing challenging behaviour among children with intellectual disabilities in the short-term. Aripiprazole and ...

Sinead Brophy receives funding from Medical Research Council, Welsh Government (Health and Care Research Wales), Economic and Social Research Council and British Heart Foundation. Antipsychotic ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...