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ERIC Number: EJ1261297
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1366-8250
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Health Practitioner Knowledge and Confidence in Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health Issues in People with Intellectual Disabilities
Hinde, Kylie; Mason, Jonathan
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v45 n3 p269-278 2020
Background: There is limited Australian research investigating health practitioner knowledge and/or confidence in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Method: Ninety-three health practitioners from four professional groups (primary health practitioners, psychologists, mental health practitioners, and alternative therapies) completed a 34-item online survey comprising questions designed to identify participant knowledge of disorders described in the Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and the Therapy Confidence Scale-Intellectual Disabilities. Results: Participants demonstrated low knowledge of symptomology and were "moderately confident" to "confident" working with people with IDs. Whilst professional group showed a significant main effect on confidence levels, post-hoc analysis did not detect significant differences between the individual professional groups. Conclusions: Australian participants demonstrated confidence, but low knowledge, in treating individuals with IDs. The development of training to address deficits in practitioner knowledge of symptomology, assessment, and assessment-based communication is recommended.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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