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Angela Hassiotis
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 249
Citations - 5754
Angela Hassiotis is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intellectual disability & Population. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 227 publications receiving 4637 citations. Previous affiliations of Angela Hassiotis include Royal College of Psychiatrists & Emerald Group Publishing.
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Mental illness, challenging behaviour, and psychotropic drug prescribing in people with intellectual disability: UK population based cohort study
TL;DR: The proportion of people with intellectual disability who have been treated with psychotropic drugs far exceeds the proportion with recorded mental illness, and more evidence is needed of the efficacy and safety of psychotropics in this group, particularly when they are used for challenging behaviour.
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Self stigma in people with intellectual disabilities and courtesy stigma in family carers: a systematic review.
TL;DR: It is indicated that both individuals and family carers experience stigma and that it may have a negative impact on psychological wellbeing.
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Prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm and service contact in England, 2000–14: repeated cross-sectional surveys of the general population
Sally McManus,David Gunnell,David Gunnell,Claudia Cooper,Paul Bebbington,Louise M. Howard,Traolach S. Brugha,Rachel Jenkins,Angela Hassiotis,Scott Weich,Louis Appleby +10 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) has increased in England, but resultant service contact remains low and there are potential lifelong implications of NSSH, such as an increased frequency of suicide, especially if the behaviours are adopted as a long-term coping strategy.
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Discrimination and Other Barriers to Accessing Health Care: Perspectives of Patients with Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disability and Their Carers
TL;DR: Despite some improvements to services as a result of health policies and recommendations, more progress is required to ensure that health services make reasonable adjustments to reduce both direct and indirect discrimination of people with intellectual disability.