eprintid: 10100872
rev_number: 14
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datestamp: 2020-08-21 18:46:39
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creators_name: Courtenay, K
creators_name: Perera, B
title: COVID-19 and people with intellectual disability: impacts of a pandemic
ispublished: inpress
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D79
note: Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
abstract: The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic affect all groups in society. People with intellectual disability (ID) are especially vulnerable to the physical, mental and social effects of the pandemic. Cognitive impairments can limit understanding of information to protect them relying on carers to be vigilant on their behalf during quarantine. Restrictions on usual activities are likely to induce mental stress especially among those who are autistic leading to an escalation in challenging behaviours, risk of placement breakdown and increased the use of psychotropic medication. People with ID are vulnerable to exploitation by others where the usual community supports no longer function to protect them. In future pandemics, it is important that lessons are learned from the impacts COVID-19 have on people with ID. Collecting the evidence through a rigorous approach should help to empower people with ID and their carers to face future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
date: 2020-05
publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2020.45
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1790487
doi: 10.1017/ipm.2020.45
lyricists_name: Courtenay, Ken
lyricists_id: KCOUR37
actors_name: Courtenay, Ken
actors_id: KCOUR37
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
issn: 2051-6967
citation:        Courtenay, K;    Perera, B;      (2020)    COVID-19 and people with intellectual disability: impacts of a pandemic.                   Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine        10.1017/ipm.2020.45 <https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2020.45>.    (In press).    Green open access   
 
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