Robertson, J and Emerson, E and Gregory, N and Hatton, C and Kessissoglou, S and Hallam, A (2000) Receipt of psychotropic medication by people with intellectual disability in residential settings. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44 (6). pp. 666-676. ISSN 0964-2633
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Previous studies have reported that the rate of prescription of antipsychotic medication for people with intellectual disability is far in excess of the expected prevalence of psychoses for this population. Recent research identifying factors which predict the use of psychotropic medication suggests that challenging behaviour may play a key role in determining the receipt of antipsychotic medication. The present study reports the prevalence of psychoactive medication receipt for 500 people with intellectual disability living in different forms of residential provision in the UK. Variables which predict the receipt of psychotropic medication are also identified. The results show differences between forms of residential provision in rates of medication receipt. Analyses of predictors of psychotropic medication receipt suggest that, whilst the receipt of antidepressants is predicted by symptoms of mental ill health, the receipt of both antipsychotics and hypnotics/anxiolytics is predicted by variables related to challenging behaviour.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | antidepressants ; antipsychotics ; hypnotics/anxiolytics ; intellectual disability psychotropic medication ; residential settings ; MENTALLY-RETARDED PERSONS ; DRUG-USE ; LEARNING-DISABILITIES ; ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION ; CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR ; RETARDATION ; ADULTS ; COMMUNITY ; DOSAGE ; PRESCRIPTION |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Health and Medicine > Health Research |
| ID Code: | 14413 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 17 Oct 2008 10:24 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2013 17:44 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/14413 |
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