Australian Psychiatrists and Trainee Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Chemical Restraint of Adults with Intellectual Disability

Nicole Edwards; Catherine Franklin; Julie King; Hanna Watling

doi:10.1080/19315864.2023.2192689

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Australian Psychiatrists and Trainee Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Chemical Restraint of Adults with Intellectual Disability

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Australian Psychiatrists and Trainee Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Chemical Restraint of Adults with Intellectual Disability

Nicole Edwards, Catherine Franklin, Julie King and Hanna Watling

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol.17(1), pp.65-77

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2023.2192689

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Abstract

behaviours of concern

Chemical restraint

intellectual disability

prescribing attitudes

psychiatrists

Background Psychiatrists prescribe the psychotropic medication that is used to manage behaviors of concern (BOC) in people with intellectual disability (ID) (i.e., chemical restraint), and their attitudes and perceptions towards this treatment are important topics for study. Methods 133 Queensland psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees completed a survey on attitudes and perceptions of ID and psychotropic medication. Exploratory cluster analysis was performed on 14 Likert items from this survey to detect groupings within the data. Results Cluster analysis indicated the existence of two distinct clusters. While both groups were willing to be involved in the treatment of adults with ID, Cluster 1 held attitudes that showed inconsistencies with human rights principles and with international guidelines regarding psychotropic medication use for BOC. Conclusions Our study highlights that the attitudes and perceptions of a significant subgroup of psychiatrists may contribute to the overprescribing of psychotropics for BOC.

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Title: Australian Psychiatrists and Trainee Psychiatrists' Perceptions of Chemical Restraint of Adults with Intellectual Disability
Authors: Nicole Edwards (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Catherine Franklin - Mater Health Services
Julie King - Queensland University of Technology
Hanna Watling - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Vol.17(1), pp.65-77
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.1080/19315864.2023.2192689
ISSN: 1931-5872
Copyright note: © 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Grant note: This work was supported by Queensland University of Technology through the Women in Research Grant scheme.
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991244599502621
Output Type: Journal article

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