?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Mental+health+service+provision+for+adults+with+intellectual+disability%3A+sources+of+referrals%2C+clinical+characteristics+and+pathways+to+care&rft.creator=Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=There+is+a+certain+amount+of+ambiguity+and+confusion+over+the+provision+of+mental+health+services+for+people+with+intellectual+disabilities+(ID)+referred+by+both+primary+care+services+(Primary+Care+(PC)+%2F+Social+Services+(SS))+and+secondary+care+services+(Generic+Mental+Health+Services+(GMHS)).+Psychosocial+and+clinical+characteristics+of+new+referrals+(N+%3D+791)+were+compared+with+regard+to+their+source+of+referral.+GMHS+referrals+were+more+likely+to+have+schizophrenia+spectrum+disorder%2C+personality+disorder+and+mild+ID%2C+were+more+likely+to+be+hospital+inpatients+and+to+have+an+Asian+ethnic+origin.+PC%2FSS+referrals+were+more+likely+to+live+in+supported+housing+and+require+further+involvement+from+the+specialist+service.+These+findings+suggest+that+services+are+operating+at+two+different+levels%2C+i.e.+secondary+and+tertiary%2C+depending+upon+particular+service-user+characteristics.+Implications+on+the+accessibility+of+different+services+and+care+pathways+of+adults+with+ID+and+mental+health+problems+are+discussed.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7226%2F1%2FSource_of_Referrals_PCMH_2006.doc&rft.identifier=++Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+++(2006)+Mental+health+service+provision+for+adults+with+intellectual+disability%3A+sources+of+referrals%2C+clinical+characteristics+and+pathways+to+care.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7226%2F