Social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities: The impact of place of residence

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-14

  McConkey, Roy ^a   Walsh Gallagher, Dympna ^c   Sinclair, Marlene ^b  

^a School of Health Sciences

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c St Angelas College   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Quality of life; Residential services; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 15044348197     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700008727     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Braddock D, Emerson E, Felce D, Stancliffe RJ. Living circumstances of children and adults with mental retardation or developmental disabilities in the United States, Canada, England and Wales, and Australia. Mental Retardation Develop Disabilities Res Rev 2001; 7: 115-21.
2. Department of Health. Needs and abilities: A policy for the intellectually disabled. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1990.
3. Hatton C, Emerson E, Kiernan C. People in institutions in Europe. Ment Retard 1995; 33: 132-6.
4. Nirge B. The normalisation principle. In: Flynn RJ, Nitsch KE eds. Normalisation, social integration and community services. Baltimore: University Park Press, 1980.
5. Emerson E, Hatton C. Deinstitutionalisation in the UK and Ireland: outcomes for service users. J Intellect Develop Dis 1996; 21: 17-38.
6. Schalock R. Reconsidering the conceptualisation and measurement of quality of life. In: Schalock R ed. Quality of Life: Volume 1; Conceptualisation and measurement. Washington: American Association on Mental Retardation, 1996.
7. Department of Health. Valuing People: A new strategy for learning disability for the 21st Century. London: Department of Health, 2001.
8. McConkey R, Walsh J. An index of social competence for use in determining the service needs of mentally handicapped adults. J Ment Defic Res 1982; 26(1): 47-61.
9. Agar A. The BILD life experiences checklist. Kidderminister: British Institute of Learning Disabilities, 1998.
10. Aylott J. Developments in learning disability nursing over the last 10 years. Br J Nursing 2002; 11: 498-500.
11. Emerson E, Robertson J, Gregory N et al. The quality and costs of village communities, residential campuses and community-based residential services for people with learning disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2000; 5(1): 5-16.
12. Walsh PN, Linehan C, Hillery J et al. Family views of the quality of residential supports. J Appl Res Intellect Dis 2001; 14: 292-309.
13. Janssen CGC, Vreeke GJ, Resnick S, Stolk J. Quality of life of people with mental retardation. Residential versus community living. Br J Developmental Disabilities 1995; 45: 3-15
14. Forrester-Jones R, Cambridge P, Carpenter J et al. The social networks of people living in the community twelve years on. Paper presented at the Inaugural Conference of IASSID Europe, Dublin, 2002.
15. Tossebro J. The impact of residential group size in different service contexts. Paper presented at the Inaugural Conference of IASSID Europe, Dublin, 2002.
16. McConkey R, McConaghie J, Mezza F, Wilson J. Moving from long-stay hospitals: the views of Northern Irish patients and relatives. J Learning Disabilities 2003; 7: 78-93.
17. Goode B. Address to United Nations General Assembly. ILSMH News: 1992; 14: Brussels: ILSMH (now Inclusion International).