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Improving mental health services for people with intellectual disabilities : service users' views

By: O'Brien, Alex.

Contributor(s): Rose, John.

Series: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities 4 (4) 2010: 40-47.Publisher: 2010Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

| MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

| SERVICE USERS

| OPINIONS

| CHOICE

| SELF DETERMINATION

Summary: Seeks the opinions of people with intellectual disability who have additional mental health needs about the mental health services they receive. Found that service users valued staff who listened to them and actively tried to help with their difficulties. They also wanted choice and control over their lives, particularly with regard to meaningful day activities.

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Seeks the opinions of people with intellectual disability who have additional mental health needs about the mental health services they receive. Found that service users valued staff who listened to them and actively tried to help with their difficulties. They also wanted choice and control over their lives, particularly with regard to meaningful day activities.

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