Block 33 Week 8 Flashcards
Criteria for an intellectual disability?
- an IQ of under 70 - measured w WAIS4
- loss of adaptive social functioning
- onset before the age of 18
- ALL OF WHICH NEED TO APPLY
ABAS-3 looks at?
- 3 domains looked at: conceptual, social, practical
what is not counted as an intellectual disability?
- specific learning difficulty e.g. dyslexia
- adult brain injury
- early onset dementia
- autism diagnosis alone
- cognitive and AFL impairment secondary to severe mental illness
- below average IQ
evidence of LDs?
- Sig developmental delay during childhood
- special education
- very limited to independent living skills
- no employment
epidemiology of LDs?
- 20 in 1000 ppl have some form of LD
mild LD affects?
1.5% of the population
features of mild ID?
Severe LD affects?
0.4%
mild LD?
- IQ of 50-70
- Language fair.
- Little sensory or motor deficits slight, reasonable level of independence
35-49 IQ?
- generally better receptive than expressive
language
Severe LD?
- 20-34
- increased sensory and motor deficits
- 50% will have epilepsy
Profound LD?
- <20
- Increased need and vulnerability.
- Developmental level about 12 months.
Who is involved in an MDT for LDs?
- Care Managers (Social Workers)
- Receptionists
- Psychologists
- Secretaries
- Speech & Language
- Physiotherapy
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Occupational Therapy
biological factors predisposing to mental illness?
- Genetic vulnerability
- Brain damage
- Infection
- Physical disability
- Sensory impairment
- Tumours
- Medication or Physical treatment
social factors which predispose a person with disabilities to mental illness?
- small circle of friends.
- limited opportunity for social outings.
- reduced employment opportunities.
- lack of finance.
- lack of support
- reduced access to transport.
- exploitation (sexual and financial)
- poor housing.
- family attitudes.
- lack of Choice
psychogical factors predisposing a person with disabilities to mental illness?
- Learning Experiences
- Personality
- Separation/Loss
- Coping Style
- Life Events
- Self Esteem
- Lack of assertiveness
- Feeling helpless
capacity is the ability to:
—Receive and retain relevant information
—Balance costs benefit.
—Communicate decision
adults w capacity can refuse treatment unless
the treatment is for mental disorder when treated under the mental health act
core principles of the MCA 2005?
1.Adults are assumed to have capacity. A lack of capacity has to be clearly demonstrated.
2. No-one should be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help them have been exhausted and shown not to work.
3. A person can make an unwise decision.
4. If it is decided that a person lacks capacity then any decision taken on their behalf must be in their best interests.
5. Any decision should show that the least restrictive option or intervention is achieved.
what is required in order for conset to be valid?
- Have Capacity
- Act under free will (not pressurised)
- Provided with enough information.
role of psychiatry?
- work as part of the community team
- diagnose and treat mental illness
- assess risk
- offer advice on medication
role of community nursing?
- advice and support on:
- Your mental health
- Your physical health e.g. health screening and promotion
- Epilepsy and seizures
role of social care nursing?
- assessment needs - talking to the person and their carers to decice what support they need
- making sure they get the support e.g. residental housing or respite or day services
speech and language therapy?
- looks at total communication
- communication books or aids w pictures or symbols
- looks at ppls eating drinking and swallowing skills
- looks at how much ppl understand
role pf physiotherapy?
- help w mobility/ exercise
- assist at wheelchair and orthotics clinics
- help w 24hr postural management
role of OT?
- Help w everyday tasks like:
- domestic activities
- help w finding: easier way of doing things
- help to learn new skills and be more independent
health inequalities faced by ppl w LDs?
- people w IDs enjoy less good health and are less likely to attend GP
- less likely to be invited for screening
- much more likely to die young
additional health needs for those with learning difficulties?
- 25% hearing or visual impairment, epilepsy
- 5x increased risk of sudden death in epilepsy
- upto 20% have mental health problems
risk of dementia w downs syndrome?
- dementia - 4-5x greater and early onset in down’s syndrome
lower rates of ? cancer with LDs?
ower rates of lung, prostate, urinary tract cancers
higher rates of ? cancer with LDs?
- higher rates of oesophageal, stomach and GB cancer and leukemia
what is inc with Downs syndrome?
- CHD - upto half w Down’s
- hypothyroisim - DS
? infection is prev in LDs?
H pylori
LD and schiz?
- lifetime risk of someone w a LD of schiz is 3x that of the general population
- depression 5x
increase risk of MH issues w LD in those w:
- more likely to be broke, live in poor housing, no job, no social network
- dependent on services and paid care providers
- infatilised
- protected from risk taking
- overmedicated
- co-morbities
schiz w LD?
- simpler symptoms
- often has an organic feel
- monitor for adverse drug reactions - might not be able to tell you that something is wrong
barriers to healthcare w LDs?
- not understanding letters
- phone system
- touch screen system
- not being able to read badges
- confusion between diff roles e.g. psychiatrist, nephrologist
- using big words
- talking to carers instead of them
improving care for those w LDs?
- transforming care partnerships
- community Tx reviews
- LD mortality review
- annual healchecks
- hospital passports/ flagging systems
community treatment reviewS?
- community treatment reviews - called when someone is admitted to hospital
- expert and senior member of commissioning group which try and find altns to hospital admission
LD mortality review?
- Learning disabilitity mortality review - anyone who dies w a LD is reported to this body, tasked w investigating the death to see if anything could ahve been done to prevent it
flagging system?
- hospital passports/ flagging systems - identifies key details abt the person so the team caring for them know how to support them
acute liason nurses?
to ensure they recieve the same outcome as other ppl
green light toolkit?
- green light toolkit - ensures ppl w LDs are not disadvantaged when they access MH services
reasonable adjustments for LDs?
- easy read letters
- longer appts
- awareness training
- flagging system
- quieter areas to wait, not having to wait
- visit to a department to look round prior to appt
MDT members in a community LD team?
- MDT: psychiatrist, psychology, nursing, OT. physio, AHP (social care)
- reasaonable adjustments made to meet the health needs of ppl w LDs
co-morbities w LD?
- ADHD is the most common co-morbidities
- anxiety, mood disorder, language disorder
What is diagnostic overshadowing?
- Diagnostic overshadowing occurs when a health professional makes the assumption that a person with learning disabilities’ behaviour is a part of their disability without exploring other factors such as biological determinants
- Attributing all other problems to the learning disability
when can diagnostic overshadowing occur?
- Diagnostic overshadowing can occur during an assessment, such as when a health professional interprets a person with a learning disability rubbing their heads as a behaviour linked to their learning disability and fails to investigate any possible underlying health cause
people with learning disabilities have worse health outcomes than the general population. These include:
- reduced access to and less likely to receive interventions for their obesity
- greater risk of death from avoidable causes
- low take up of national cancer screening programmes
- low uptake of vaccinations
- increased risk of death due to resp infection - one of the highest causes of amenable death
how can diagnostic overshadowing be avoided?
- don’t make assumptions
- always communicating with the patient directly
- Assess people’s health and wellbeing so that any changes in behaviour that may signify changes in condition or an illness are not attributed to their learning disability
- pay attention to non verbal communication e.g. body position, painm anx
- seek help from patient’s family/ carers to get to know the person better
how can psychiatric disorders present in LDs?
- response to frustration - impulsive, stubborn, aggressive
- passitivity, withdrawal, compliance
- poor frustration tolerance can cause aggression towards caregivers or self-injurious behaviour
- challenging behaviour may be a way of asking for somthing - to be stopped, or for attention e.g.
biological factors involved in the onset of MH in problems w LDs?
- pain or poor physical health -> impact on wellbeing
- side effects of medications
- Some genetic syndromes are associated with specific mental health problems (e.g. Prader Willi syndrome - OCD)
psychological factors involved in the onset of MH problems in ppl w LDs?
- increased risk of abuse and neglect
- bereavement
- lack of support - difficulty with relationships
- lack of access to resources
social factors involved in the onset of MH problems in people w LDs?
- poverty - inability to wotk
- isolation
- loneliness
- negative life events
- undiagnosed autism
impact on carers where a person has a complex MH need?
- stress and worry - about their future health
- anxiety
- loneliness - may feel like they don’t have time for other activtiies
- financial strain - loss of job
- anger and guilt
- depression - feeling low due to the challenges faced whilst looking after someone else
problems that ppl w sensory impairments can have accessing MH services?
- difficulty sitting in waiting rooms
- difficulty in engaging with different healthcare professionals
- new environment -> stress
- being unable to hear conversations or see facial expressions -> sig obstacles in accessing social support and connection
- reliance of telephone systems and GP touch screens
- visual impairment -> difficulty with written information
strategies for managing behavioural problems in those w LDs?
- Enable the child to express themselves.
- Help the person to do what they enjoy.
- Find coping strategies to reduce stress.
- Stay alert and try to anticipate problems.
- Create a firm support network of family, friends and professionals.
interventions for LDs?
- personalised inteventions based on functional assessment if behaviour
- assessment and modification of environmental behaviour that could trigger/ maintain the behaviour
when should AP be used for challenging behaviour?
- psychological or other inteventions don’t produce change
- the risk to the person or others is very severe (for example, because of violence, aggression or self-injury).
Interventions for a child under 12?
- parent training programmes for parents with a child under 12:
- focus on developing communication and social functioning
interventions for children aged 3-5?
- preschool classroom based interventions for children aged 3-5:
- curiculum design and development
- social and communication skills training for the children
- skills training in behavioural strategies
multi-agency approach for LDs?
- children’s social care, adult services and other agencies need to undertake a multi-agency assesment using the agreed assesment framework to determine if parents with LDs require support
types of organ rejection?
- within minutes to hours: B cells
- after this: T cell mediated
Assessing suicide risk?
*What taken/done
*How much
*When
*What with – alcohol/drugs
*Where
*Anyone present
- How/when obtained
*Did they tell anybody afterwards?
*Delay in seeking help?
*How came to hospital?
*How long thinking about?
*How often – how intrusive?
*Degree of planning?
*saving or purchasing in advance
*were they expecting to be found
concealment/timing
self harm assessment - prepatory acts?
- affairs – bills etc
- will
- pets
- turning off services
- visit to significant others beforehand
- note ??
other things to ask in a self harm assessment?
- past history of SH
- past psych history
- current psych history
DSH or failed suicide
self harm assessment - screening for social stresses?
*relationships
*housing
*employment
*debt
- criminal proceedings
section 2?
- Detain inpatient 72 hours – for assessment to be made with a view to an application for admission being made -
- mental disorder
- risks
- unwilling to remain informally
- Does not authorise treatment
- Start MHA assessment process
who can place a patient under a section 2?
*Doctor in charge of treatment or nominated deputy
*If no current psychiatric involvement - consultant medic/surgeon…
*If patient open to psych -medic or psychiatrist
RF for self harm?
- Socio-economic disadvantage.
- Socialisolation.
- Stressful life events, for example relationship difficulties,
- Bereavement by suicide.
- Mental health problems
- Chronic physical health problems.
- Alcohol and/or drug misuse.
- Involvement with the criminal justice system (with people in prison being at particular risk).
self harm rates peak in which age gr?
- 16 to 24 women
- 25 to 34-year-old men.
suicide rates peak in the ? age
- Suicide rates are highest in both men and women aged 45–49 years.
RF for suicide?
- Male
- Older
- Widowed/separated/single
- Living alone/social isolation
- Low income/unemployed
- Certain occupation (e.g. doctor, farmer)
- Family history of suicide
epidemiology of self harm and suicide?
- 1:10 young ppl
- F>M 1.5-2.2:1
- age
groups of people more likely to self harm?
- divorced people more likely to self harm
- adversity
- substance misuse
- childhood abuse
- gay and bisexual
suicide rates after self harming?
- 50X higher suicide rates within 5-10 yrs
- higher suicide rate in men and higher self harm rates for women
commonest form of self harm?
- overdose - 80%
- cutting
- RF for later cutting
management of Self harm?
- CBT or problem solving therapy that is spec tailored for self harming - ASAP
- dialectical behaviour therapy adapted for adolescents - DBT-A for young ppl and children
creating a safety plan for self harm?
- establish the means of self-harm
- recognise the triggers and warning signs of increased distress, further self-harm or a suicidal crisis
- identify individualised coping strategies, including problem solving any factors that may act as a barrier
- identify social contacts and social settings as a means of distraction from suicidal thoughts or escalating crisis
- identify family members or friends to provide support and/or help resolve the crisis
- include contact details for the mental health service, including out‑of‑hours services and emergency contact details
- keep the environment safe by working collaboratively to remove or restrict lethal means of suicide.
harm minimisation - self harm?
- distraction techniques or coping strategies
- approaches to self care
- wound hygiene and aftercare
- providing factual information on the potential complications of self-harm
- the impact of alcohol and recreational drugs on the urge to self-harm.
when should a person be referred to MH services (community mental health teams and liason psychiatry teams)?
- The person’s levels of concern or distress are rising, high or sustained.
- The frequency or degree of self-harm or suicidal intent is increasing.
- The person providing assessment in primary care is concerned.
- The person asks for further support from mental health services.
- Levels of distress in family members or carers of children, young people and adults are rising, high or sustained, despite attempts to help.
neural tube vs neural crest?
neural tube develops into the central nervous system while the neural crest develops into parts of the peripheral nervous system and endocrine cell
sepsis triggers release of?
Sepsis triggers the release of IL-1 causing vasodilation → hypotension
causes of paralytic ileus?
Hyperkalemia, acidosis and handling of the bowel during surgery are all causes of paralytic ileus
adhesions after a bowel surgery?
long term side effects than paralytic ileus
igA vs IgG?
IgA = breast milk
IgG = placenta
Organ rejection cells?
organ rejection within 6 months = B cells, after this its acute or chronic so its cytotixic T cells
what leads to bronchoconstriction>?
leukotriene
neural tube ->
retina
neonatal sepsis, vaginal delivery ->
group B streptoccocus
IgD ->
B cell activation
source of vit B?
The only source of vitamin B12 for humans is animal-based foods -> vegan diet can lead to macrocytic anemia
How does tetanus cause paralysis?
tetanus blocks release of GABA -> overexcitation of muscles -> muscle paralysis