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Pharmacogenomics: an opportunity for personalised psychotropic prescribing in adults with intellectual disabilities
(2022-08)There is growing evidence for the use of pharmacogenomics in psychotropic prescribing. People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately prescribed psychotropics and are at risk of polypharmacy. There is an ... -
Remotely Close during Covid19 Lockdown – exploring Intensive Interaction via Zoom
(2020-09)With the start of the lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic it initially seemed that our work would become nigh on impossible. Working in services that provide health and educational support to people with severe ... -
Use and risk of side effects of antiresorptive medication in people with intellectual disabilities [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
(2022-12)Background: Recent studies show that adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) have high incidence of major osteoporotic fracture, especially hip fracture. In those ≥ 50 years, women and men with ID have an approximately ... -
The use of Intensive Interaction within a Positive Behavioural Support framework
(2021-01)Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) provides an overarching framework for supporting quality‐of‐life improvements for people who use challenging behaviour. Rapport, or the lack of it, is well understood as a setting factor ... -
Vitamin D, bone mineral density and risk of fracture in people with intellectual disabilities
(2018-12)Background: People with intellectual disabilities (IDs) have very high rates of osteoporosis and fractures, to which their widespread vitamin D deficiency and other factors could contribute. We aimed to assess in people ...