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Care of people with learning disabilities
Case study
Guidelines improve nurses’ knowledge and confidence in diagnosis of anxiety and challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities
  1. Daniel Bressington,
  2. Wai Tong Chien
  1. School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Daniel Bressington, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China; dan.bressington{at}polyu.edu.hk

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102168

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    Commentary on: Pruijssers A, van Meijel B, Maaskant M, et al. The role of nurses/social workers in using a multidimensional guideline for diagnosis of anxiety and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities. J Clin Nurs 2015;24:1955–65.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • With training and support, nurses/social workers can make an important contribution to the diagnosis of anxiety and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities.

    • More research is needed to understand the input of nurses/social workers in multidimensional diagnostics in terms of potential impacts on diagnostic process and quality of care.

    Context

    In Dutch residential settings, the diagnosis of anxiety and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities is primarily conducted by psychologists and psychiatrists. Nurses and social workers spend long periods with clients on a daily basis; therefore, they are well placed to identify the onset of mental health problems and changes in behaviours. However, despite their key …

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    • Competing interests None declared.