Angela Hassiotis
Biographic Data
| ID | 254478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angela Hassiotis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angela |
| FAMILY NAME | Hassiotis |
| SIGNATURE | HASSIOTIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9800-3909 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The views of psychiatrists on proposed changes to the England and Wales Mental Health Act 1983 legislation for people with intellectual disability
BACKGROUND: The Draft Mental Health Bill proposes removal of both intellectual disability and autism from Section 3 of the Mental Health Act for England and Wales (MHA). This would lead to people with intellectual disability (PwID) and/or autism could not be detained beyond 28 days, in the absence of diagnosed co-occurring mental illness. AIM: To obtain views of psychiatrists working with PwID in England and Wales regarding the proposed MHA chang…
Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Narrative language abilities in adults with Down syndrome
Introduction This research represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first attempt at assessing narrative retell remotely in people with Down syndrome and will provide valuable information on the validity and feasibility of remote online assessment with this population. Most research on language abilities in Down syndrome has focused on children and adolescents, making adults an understudied population. The present research seeks to establish…
Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attitudes of key professionals towards people with intellectual disabilities and their inclusion in society
This study aimed to explore key professionals' attitudes towards people with intellectual disability (ID) and inclusion of said people in the community. Eighteen participants from three professional groups, comprising health practitioners (medical doctors, psychologists), mainstream/special education teachers, and religious leaders (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Buddhism) were recruited. Semistructured interviews, aided by two …
Prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm and service contact in England, 2000–14
BACKGROUND: The number of people presenting to hospital emergency departments after self-harming has increased in England. However, most people who self-harm do not present to hospitals, so whether this rise reflects an increase in the prevalence of self-harm in the community is unknown. Also unknown is whether the prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) or suicidal self-harm, or both, has increased. We aimed to establish temporal trends in t…
A systematic review of the methodological and practical challenges of undertaking randomised-controlled trials with cognitive disability populations
Urban adolescents with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour
Young persons with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour in transition usually have complex needs, which may not be served well within existing resources. In this article, we present a survey of all the young people, between 16 and 18 years of age with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour identified in one inner London borough. They were in transition to adult services at the time of the study (between 2006 and 2008).…
Clinical Examples of Cross-Cultural Work in a Community Learning Disability Service
The debate on the correct application of the terms race and ethnicity continues while community care takes place in a multicultural society. The impact of mental illness and mental handicap (currently referred to as learning disability 2 ) on different ethnic groups partly depends on societai influences which also deter mine the policy for service organisation. As the treatment and support of the mentally handicapped has moved away from the custo…
Attitudes of key professionals towards people with intellectual disabilities and their inclusion in society
This study aimed to explore key professionals' attitudes towards people with intellectual disability (ID) and inclusion of said people in the community. Eighteen participants from three professional groups, comprising health practitioners (medical doctors, psychologists), mainstream/special education teachers, and religious leaders (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Buddhism) were recruited. Semistructured interviews, aided by two …
Clinical Examples of Cross-Cultural Work in a Community Learning Disability Service
The debate on the correct application of the terms race and ethnicity continues while community care takes place in a multicultural society. The impact of mental illness and mental handicap (currently referred to as learning disability 2 ) on different ethnic groups partly depends on societai influences which also deter mine the policy for service organisation. As the treatment and support of the mentally handicapped has moved away from the custo…
Urban adolescents with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour
Young persons with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour in transition usually have complex needs, which may not be served well within existing resources. In this article, we present a survey of all the young people, between 16 and 18 years of age with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour identified in one inner London borough. They were in transition to adult services at the time of the study (between 2006 and 2008).…
A systematic review of the methodological and practical challenges of undertaking randomised-controlled trials with cognitive disability populations
Prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm and service contact in England, 2000–14
BACKGROUND: The number of people presenting to hospital emergency departments after self-harming has increased in England. However, most people who self-harm do not present to hospitals, so whether this rise reflects an increase in the prevalence of self-harm in the community is unknown. Also unknown is whether the prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) or suicidal self-harm, or both, has increased. We aimed to establish temporal trends in t…
Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attitudes of key professionals towards people with intellectual disabilities and their inclusion in society
This study aimed to explore key professionals' attitudes towards people with intellectual disability (ID) and inclusion of said people in the community. Eighteen participants from three professional groups, comprising health practitioners (medical doctors, psychologists), mainstream/special education teachers, and religious leaders (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Buddhism) were recruited. Semistructured interviews, aided by two …
Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Narrative language abilities in adults with Down syndrome
Introduction This research represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first attempt at assessing narrative retell remotely in people with Down syndrome and will provide valuable information on the validity and feasibility of remote online assessment with this population. Most research on language abilities in Down syndrome has focused on children and adolescents, making adults an understudied population. The present research seeks to establish…
The views of psychiatrists on proposed changes to the England and Wales Mental Health Act 1983 legislation for people with intellectual disability
BACKGROUND: The Draft Mental Health Bill proposes removal of both intellectual disability and autism from Section 3 of the Mental Health Act for England and Wales (MHA). This would lead to people with intellectual disability (PwID) and/or autism could not be detained beyond 28 days, in the absence of diagnosed co-occurring mental illness. AIM: To obtain views of psychiatrists working with PwID in England and Wales regarding the proposed MHA chang…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Intellectual disability (4 works) · Autism (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)