Background: There have been a number of studies of treatment for men with intellectual disabilities and sexually abusive behavior but few follow-up studies. Our aim was to follow-up men with intellectual disabilities who had attended group cognitivebehavioural treatment (CBT) for sexually abusive behaviour. Method: 34 men (from seven treatment sites) were followed-up. All had attended SOTSEC-ID...

Considerable number of intellectual disabled people experience some form of disruptive behavior. Antipsychotics are the most common treatment for these behaviors. Numerous patients were efficiently treated with thioridazine, recently withdrawn. The authors describe a case series of "thioridazine responders" treated with olanzapine. Thirty three patients with severe intellectual disability were ...

objectives: low birth weight neonates need complementary interventions (e.g. tactile kinesthetic stimulation) to promote their development. this study was conducted to determine the effect of tactile- kinesthetic stimulation (tks) on motor development of low birth weight neonates. methods: in this clinical trial study, sample was made out of 40 inborn lbw neonates who were divided into two grou...

abstract background: it is predicted that over the next 30 years, there will be a significant increase in the number of elderly parents who care for their children with intellectual disability. this paper is part of a larger qualitative study which investigated the unpleasant experiences of these parents. materials and methods: a phenomenological approach was adopted and data were collected thr...

The stated purpose of intellectual property protection is to stimulate innovation. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) requires all Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to enact national laws conferring minimum standards of intellectual property protection by certain deadlines. Critics of the Agreement fear that such action is inconsistent wit...

Objectives: Autism is one subsets of pervasive developmental disorders that are characterized by abnormal behaviors and verbal communication. In recent years, the reason for this communication disorder has been developed for determining executive function. The current study investigated the feasibility of audiovisual stimulation intervention focused on enhancing executive function in children w...

A structured literature search and thematic analysis of six research articles relating to stress and parenting of a child with an intellectual disability in the United Kingdom identified four key themes: impact upon families, service provision and support networks, coping and transition. The findings identified that parenting a child with an intellectual disability is not always a negative role...

This paper investigates in an exploratory manner the licensing strategies pursued by firms whose business model is based on developing and licensing out their intellectual property rights (IPRs). These are not traditional suppliers, since they do not engage in production or commercialization, but focus solely on invention. While considerable anecdotal evidence exists about these IP vendors, the...