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The article discusses the social issues and challenges encountered of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the social thought of catholic on cognitive disability. Topics discussed include the employment of adults with cognitive disabilities, the Supportive Housing program of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for people with disabilities, and the social status of people suffering from cognitive impairment during the 19th century.

Purpose: Mental ill health in adults with intellectual disability (ID) is a neglected field in psychiatry and thus still widely understudied. This paper provides data on the prevalence of mental illness and problem behaviour and analyses support needs, mental health service use and psychotropic medication in a representative sample of adults with mild to moderate ID.Methods: A set of well-established instruments was used to assess the main parameters in n = 371 participants recruited within a cross-sectional epidemiological multicentre study using a stratified randomised cluster sampling.Results: Point prevalence of mental disorders was 10.8 %, that of problem behaviour 45.3 %. Most study participants needed help in specific lower order need areas (e.g., money budgeting, food, accommodation), and these need areas were mostly rated as met. The highest ratios of unmet to met need were found with respect to sexuality issues and with respect to mental health problems. The focus of psychiatric treatment was psychotropic medication.Conclusions: Referring to ICD-10 based diagnostic criteria and consequently avoiding confusing problem behaviour with mental disorders, point prevalence of mental disorders was lower than in the general population. A systematic deficit in meeting mental health problems in adults with ID indicates the need for implementing strategies to maximise the quality of identification and management of mental disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] A diet and physical activity intervention in community residences. [•] The 3-component intervention targeted both caregivers and residents. [•] The study design was a cluster RCT in 30 residences. [•] A significant intervention effect was found on physical activity and work routines. [•] The type of residence was found to be an effect moderator for physical activity. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The research investigates the effects of dwellings occupied exclusively by severely mentally disabled (SMD) tenants on sales prices of nearby homes. Hedonic price models are estimated for an exhaustive sample of single-family home sales from 1989 to first quarter 1992 in Newark and Mt. Vernon, OH. Proximity within two blocks of rehabilitated dwellings occupied by SMD had no significant relationship with sales prices. Prices of homes proximate to two small, newly constructed apartment complexes were 40% lower after the complexes opened, although those near three other similar apartment complexes were not. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the capital costs and accommodation provided in three different types of residential facility for mentally handicapped people--a large campus hospital, a small campus hospital and a network of individually-sited hospital units. The findings do not indicate any economy arising from increased size, or from centralization of facilities on a single site. These findings, together with the other research cited, have implications for the design of future residential services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]