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Future clinical priorities in neurodevelopmental disorders: an international perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2022

Ashok Roy Open the ORCID record for Ashok Roy [Opens in a new window] ,
Meera Roy  and
Henal Rakesh Shah
Ashok Roy*
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist and Associate Medical Director with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, working in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability at Brooklands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Meera Roy
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist with Worcester Health and Care NHS Trust, Worcester, UK.
Henal Rakesh Shah
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry at Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Correspondence Email: ashok.roy@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
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Summary

In this reflection we summarise the various obstacles to accessing healthcare encountered by people with neurodevelopmental disorders (intellectual disability, autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) with and without mental health problems. We outline different service models from around the world, ranging from the person centred to the institutional. Finally, we suggest ways of addressing some of the problems identified, including a model of integrated care involving intellectual disability, neurodevelopmental and mental health services that would better serve this population.

Keywords

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderautism spectrum disordersintellectual disabilityservice models and workforceneurodevelopmental disorders
Type
Clinical Reflection
Information
BJPsych Advances , Volume 29 , Special Issue 5: Neurodevelopmental disorders including intellectual disability: a Clinical Toolkit for Mental Health Professionals (Part 2) , September 2023 , pp. 318 - 321
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

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