Making Links

Synopsis: Explores mental health issues in people with learning disabilities. Presents the stories of three people with learning disabilities who develop mental illness. Mental health professionals discuss the main aspects of each individual’s behaviour that suggest mental illness and consider interventions aimed at improving the person’s mental health and decreasing the likelihood of relapse. The programme shows how support workers and carers can provide valuable background information and detailed historical profiles of the client.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min.
Year of production: 1997
Availability: out of distribution; )
Documentation: Accompanying leaflet.
Uses: Mental health trainers and managers.
Subjects: Social welfare
Keywords: learning disabilities; mental illness

Name: Pavilion Publishing Ltd
Email: info@pavpub.com
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Phone: 01273 623 222
Fax: 0844 880 5062
Address: Richmond House
Richmond Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 3RL
Notes: Print and video/DVD-based training materials on topics in health and social care. Areas covered include learning disability, mental health, young people and children, drugs and alcohol, vulnerable adults, and older people.

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