{"title":"POLYDIPSIA IN ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: PREVALENCE, PRESENTATION AND AETIOLOGY","authors":"G. Rowland","doi":"10.1179/096979599799155975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/096979599799155975","url":null,"abstract":"Polydipsia can be defined as the ingesting of excessive quantities of non-alcoholic fluid. Differentiation is made between primary polydipsia (excessive drinking for which there is no identifiable physiological need or stimulus) and secondary polydipsia (drinking related to thirst or homeostatic needs) (Johnson et al., 1985). No formalised diagnostic criteria for polydipsia exist, with resultant ambiguity within terminology used and definition of excessive drinking. Terms such as ‘compulsive water drinking’ (Deb et al., 1994; Chinn, 1974; Lee et al., 1989; Noonan and Ananth, 1977), ‘psychogenic polydipsia’ (Viewing et al., 1985; Hariprasad et al., 1980), and ‘psychosis-intermittent hyponatraemia-polydipsia syndrome’ (PIP) (Viewing et al., 1986) have been used synonymously with polydipsia; however, each indicates certain elements of the condition that may not necessarily exist. The phenomenon of water intoxication has also been confused with polydipsia; however, they exist as clearly distinct though related conditions (Cooney, 1989). Polydipsic episodes may develop into","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124972343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MONITORING BEHAVIOUR, ANTHROPOMETRIC CHANGES AND DIET TO EXPLAIN LOW WEIGHT GAIN IN CLIENTS WITH A SEVERE LEARNING DISABILITY","authors":"S. Thompson, J. Muir","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1993.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1993.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129838098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DISCHARGE PROSPECTS OF A MENTAL HANDICAP POPULATION: A SURVEY OF NURSING PERCEPTIONS","authors":"Anil Kumar, M. Agarwal","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1996.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1996.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126351710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION AND BRITISH SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES","authors":"J. Hur, R. Cochrane","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1995.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1995.005","url":null,"abstract":"36 boys and girls with cerebral palsy were studied. 19 were enrolled in a Conductive Education Programme in Birmingham and 17 were enrolled in special schools for the physically handicapped in the Greater Manchester area. Their age range was 5 to 6 years","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121120725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adjustment and adaptation in parents of children with developmental disability in two-parent families: A review of the characteristics and attributes.","authors":"M. Yau, C. Li-Tsang","doi":"10.1179/096979599799156028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/096979599799156028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122591376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Levy, A. Rimmerman, S. Botuck, M. Ardito, S. E. Freeman, P. Levy
{"title":"THE SUPPORT NETWORK OF MOTHERS OF YOUNGER AND ADULT CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RECEIVING CASE MANAGEMENT","authors":"J. Levy, A. Rimmerman, S. Botuck, M. Ardito, S. E. Freeman, P. Levy","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1996.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1996.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114883310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute In-Patient Treatment for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems in a Specialised Admission Unit","authors":"T. Trower, L. Treadwell, S. Bhaumik","doi":"10.1179/096979598799156182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/096979598799156182","url":null,"abstract":"(1998). Acute In-Patient Treatment for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems in a Specialised Admission Unit. The British Journal of Development Disabilities: Vol. 44, No. 86, pp. 20-29.","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123872379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-VERBAL SATISFACTION MEASURE FOR USE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEVERE OR PROFOUND LEARNING DISABILITIES","authors":"S. Longley, G. Collins","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1994.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1994.018","url":null,"abstract":"The current study aimed to use individualized behavioural observations to assess satisfaction of severely and profoundly disabled persons attending an NHS day service. Bearing in mind reservations about accuracy of staff ratings compared to direct observations, the current study also aimed to compare the two techniques of data collection.","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115048914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A PILOT STUDY OF THE USE OF THE SF-36 TO ASSESS HEALTH STATUS OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES LIVING IN SMALL COMMUNITY BASED HOMES","authors":"J. Jones, D. Dagnan, L. Ruddick","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1997.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1997.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115699945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INSERVICE TRAINING OF PRE-SCHOOL CONSULTANTS IN FAMILY-ORIENTED INTERVENTIONTRAINING PROCESS AND OUTCOME","authors":"M. Granlund, E. Björck-Åkesson","doi":"10.1179/BJDD.1996.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1179/BJDD.1996.001","url":null,"abstract":"Inservice training of pre-school consultants in family-oriented intervention : Training process and outcome","PeriodicalId":411791,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117080557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}