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Development of the Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist, a Screening Tool for Nutrition Risk and Swallowing Risk in People with Intellectual Disability.
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Stewart, Lyn – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2003
This article discusses nutrition problems in people with intellectual disabilities, the need for nutrition risk screening, and the development of the Nutrition and Swallowing Checklist in New South Wales. The checklist ensures carer involvement in identifying risks and an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and management of nutrition and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Disability Identification, Eating Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
Health Gain through Screening--Mental Health: Developing Primary Health Care Services for People with an Intellectual Disability.
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Roy, A.; Martin, D. M.; Wells, M. B. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1997
A study investigated the mental health needs of 127 British adults with intellectual disability by using the Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with a Developmental Disability (PAS-ADD). Results showed that there was a good deal of unmet mental health need and there is difficulty in targeting services to those who need them. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods