Improving vision awareness in autism services: Evaluation of a dedicated education programme for support practitioners
Journal Article
Long, J. J., Butchart, M., Brown, M., Bain, J., McMillan, A., & Karatzias, T. (2018)
Improving vision awareness in autism services: Evaluation of a dedicated education programme for support practitioners. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(2), e244-e252. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12330
Background: The research reported here sought to evaluate whether a dedicated education programme in vision awareness improved the knowledge and skills of autism support pract...
Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of professionals in diabetes and intellectual disability services: Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities
Journal Article
Brown, M., Taggart, L., Karatzias, T., Truesdale, M., Walley, R., Northway, R., …Davies, M. (2017)
Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of professionals in diabetes and intellectual disability services: Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(5), 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12369
Background: Globally diabetes is increasing with concerns about the impact on outcomes, including premature death and the costs associated with managing the condition. Researc...
Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice
Journal Article
Brown, M., & Marshall, K. (2006)
Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13(2), 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00947.x
People with learning disabilities are an ageing and increasing population and have been the subject of policy initiatives by the four countries of the UK, detailing the range ...
The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity?
Journal Article
Brown, M., Hoyle, L., & Karatzias, T. (2016)
The experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions for young people with complex intellectual disabilities: policy disconnect or policy opportunity?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(3-4), 534-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13090
Aims and objectives
To explore the experiences of family carers in the delivery of invasive clinical interventions within community settings.
Background
Many young people with...
Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities.
Journal Article
Hellenbach, M., Karatzias, T., & Brown, M. (2017)
Intellectual disabilities among prisoners: prevalence and mental and physical health comorbidities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(2), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12234
Background
Limited evidence suggests that people with ID (ID) are overrepresented in prisons although prevalence rates of ID among prisoners vary significantly across studie...
A mixed methods, randomised controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) vs. SC alone for DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Taggart, L., Truesdale, M., Sirisena, C., Walley, R., …Paterson, D. (2019)
A mixed methods, randomised controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) vs. SC alone for DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(4), 806-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12570
Objective: To report the results of the first randomised feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) vs. SC alone for DSM...
A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities
Journal Article
Taggart, L., Coates, V., Clarke, M., Bunting, B., Davies, M., Carey, M., …Karatzias, T. (2015)
A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Trials, 16, 148. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0644-y
Background: The need for structured education programmes for type 2 diabetes is a high priority for many governments around the world. One such national education programme in...
Learning from the past - setting out the future: developing learning disability nursing in the United Kingdom
Report
Brown, M., Barr, O., Campbell, A., Currie, D., Jones, S., Marsden, D., …Norman, A. (2014)
Learning from the past - setting out the future: developing learning disability nursing in the United Kingdom. London, UK: Royal College of Nursing
Learning from the past - setting out the future: developing learning disability nursing in the United Kingdom
Autism and Visual Impairment: a Review of the Literature
Journal Article
Butchart, M., Long, J. J., Brown, M., McMillan, A., Bain, J., & Karatzias, T. (2017)
Autism and Visual Impairment: a Review of the Literature. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 4(2), 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-016-0101-1
Purpose
This review presents the evidence on the prevalence of visual impairments in children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and the similar behavioural trait...
When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings
Journal Article
Hendry, A., Snowden, A., & Brown, M. (2017)
When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14085
Aim
to explore the preparation that mental health nurses receive to address sexual health in practice.
Background
People who use the mental health services often have complex ...