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Trauma‐informed care: A qualitative study exploring the views and experiences of professionals in specialist health services for adults with intellectual disabilities (2019)
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Truesdale, M., Brown, M., Taggart, L., Bradley, A., Paterson, D., Sirisena, C., …Karatzias, T. (2019). Trauma‐informed care: A qualitative study exploring the views and experiences of professionals in specialist health services for adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(6), 1437-1445. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12634

Background: Although, trauma and its sequelae is increasingly recognised as a major morbidity factor in people with intellectual disabilities, there has been a lack of inquiry into how health care professionals address trauma in adults with ID. Aims... Read More about Trauma‐informed care: A qualitative study exploring the views and experiences of professionals in specialist health services for adults with intellectual disabilities.

A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities (2019)
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Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Taggart, L., Truesdale, M., Sirisena, C., Walley, R., …Paterson, D. (2019). A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(4), 806-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12570

Objective: To report the results of the first randomised feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) vs. SC alone for DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabil... Read More about A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities and DSM‐5 PTSD: a preliminary study (2018)
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Mason‐Roberts, S., Bradley, A., Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Paterson, D., Walley, R., …Sirisena, C. (2018). Multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities and DSM‐5 PTSD: a preliminary study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(8), 730-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12505

Background: Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) are at greater risk of exposure to traumatic life events compared to the non-ID population. Yet no study to date has examined the role of multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology... Read More about Multiple traumatisation and subsequent psychopathology in people with intellectual disabilities and DSM‐5 PTSD: a preliminary study.

Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of professionals in diabetes and intellectual disability services: Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities (2017)
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Brown, M., Taggart, L., Karatzias, T., Truesdale, M., Walley, R., Northway, R., …Davies, M. (2017). Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of professionals in diabetes and intellectual disability services: Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(5), 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12369

Background: Globally diabetes is increasing with concerns about the impact on outcomes, including premature death and the costs associated with managing the condition. Research indicates that adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) are 2-3 times m... Read More about Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of professionals in diabetes and intellectual disability services: Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for DSM–5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities: A case study review. (2016)
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Jowett, S., Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Grieve, A., Paterson, D., & Walley, R. (2016). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for DSM–5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities: A case study review. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8(6), 709-719. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000101

Objective: People with intellectual disabilities may be at a greater risk for exposure to traumatic events and consequently develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is an established... Read More about Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for DSM–5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities: A case study review..

Diabetes in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature. (2015)
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MacRae, S., Brown, M., Karatzias, T., Taggart, L., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Walley, R., …Davies, M. (2015). Diabetes in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 47, 352-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2015.10.003

Objective To present an analysis of the evidence related to the prevalence of diabetes in people with intellectual disabilities (ID), their experiences of their condition and treatment and those of their carers. Materials and methods A syste... Read More about Diabetes in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature..