Supporting People with Intellectual Disability and Their Carers to Understand the Risk of Constipation with Clozapine Therapy Utilising a Brief Educational Tool. A Quality Improvement Project
Aims: People with Intellectual Disabilities (PwID) have, on average, a life expectancy 20 years less than that of the general population. The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review found that in 23% of deaths among PwID, constipation was a long-term health problem. In the past year, Swansea Bay Univ...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104572/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: People with Intellectual Disabilities (PwID) have, on average, a life expectancy 20 years less than that of the general population. The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review found that in 23% of deaths among PwID, constipation was a long-term health problem. In the past year, Swansea Bay University Health Board’s (SBUHB) Mental Health and Learning Disability Delivery Unit reported four incidents of constipation among PwID living in the community, with one fatality. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |