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We are a multidisciplinary research group focused on understanding the causes of poor health and health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and developing, evaluating and implementing evidence-informed interventions to address these challenges.
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The Observatory delivers rigorous, inclusive and impactful research and teaching that aims to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dr Anne MacDonald
Lead for Learning, Teaching and Scholarship
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The Observatory delivers rigorous, inclusive and impactful research and teaching that aims to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dr Anne MacDonald
Lead for Learning, Teaching and Scholarship
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The Observatory delivers rigorous, inclusive and impactful research and teaching that aims to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dr Anne MacDonald
Lead for Learning, Teaching and Scholarship
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Gillooly, A., P. Thompson, J. Bradshaw, et al. 2025. “ The Mental Health and Well-Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four-Wave Longitudinal Analysis.” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 1–11. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jir.70006
Mental ill health and behaviours that challenge in adults with learning/intellectual disabilities: review of evidence
This rapid review of the current evidence on mental ill health and learning/intellectual disabilities was commissioned by the Scottish Government to support the drive to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people with learning/intellectual disabilities in Scotland.
In this report, we have reviewed and updated the following guidelines from NICE:
- Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities: prevention, assessment and management (NG54), 14th September 2016
- Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities: prevention and interventions for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges (NG11), 29th May 2015
We deliver a programme of world class, post-graduate teaching.
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We deliver a programme of world class, post-graduate teaching.
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We deliver a programme of world class, post-graduate teaching.
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We deliver a programme of world class, post-graduate teaching.
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Health and Care Opportunities
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