Causes of and alternatives to medication for behaviours that challenge in people with intellectual disabilities: direct care providers' perspectives
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Deb, S., Limbu, B., Unwin, G. and Weaver, T. 2022. Causes of and alternatives to medication for behaviours that challenge in people with intellectual disabilities: direct care providers' perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (16), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169988
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Title | Causes of and alternatives to medication for behaviours that challenge in people with intellectual disabilities: direct care providers' perspectives |
Authors | Deb, S., Limbu, B., Unwin, G. and Weaver, T. |
Abstract | Behaviours that challenge (BtC), such as aggression and self-injury, are manifested by many people with intellectual disabilities (ID). National and international guidelines recommend non-pharmacological psychosocial intervention before considering medication to address BtC. Support staff play a pivotal role in the prescription process. Using coproduction, we developed a training programme for support staff, called SPECTROM, to give them knowledge and empower them to question inappropriate prescriptions and ask for the discontinuation of medication if appropriate and instead look for ways to help people with ID when they are distressed without relying on medication. We have presented data from two focus groups that we conducted during the development of SPECTROM: one that included support staff, and another that had service managers and trainers. In these focus groups, we explored participants’ views on the use of medication to address BtC with a particular emphasis on the causes of and alternatives to medication for BtC. Along with the participants’ views, we have also presented how we have addressed these issues in the SPECTROM resources. |
Keywords | people with intellectual disabilities; the causes of behaviours that challenge; alternatives to medication for behaviours that challenge; social care services; support staff; service/home managers; trainers |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Electronic | 1660-4601 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Aug 2022 |
02 Aug 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 18 Jun 2022 |
Accepted | 11 Aug 2022 |
Deposited | 15 Aug 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
Additional information | This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Psychopathology in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: From Bench to Bedside |
Web address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/16/9988 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169988 |
Language | English |
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