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Exploring the similarities and differences amongst service users with and without learning disabilities attending Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Majeed‐Ariss, Rabiya
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Mattison, Michelle
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Rodriguez, Pablo M.
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White, Catherine
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Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; University of Chester; Institute for Addressing Strangulation Sexual Offences, Manchester
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2023-07-28
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Background: People with learning disabilities are over‐represented amongst Sexual Assault Referral Centre service users. This work aims to explore the similarities and differences between service users with and without learning disabilities. Method: Medical notes of 52 service users likely to have a learning disability were compared with 52 service users not likely to have a learning disability (according to the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire); all of whom attended Saint Marys SARC for a forensic medical examination during a 12‐month period. Results: Significant associations were found between the likelihood of learning disability and relationship to perpetrator; location of assault; alcohol use; time taken to present to SARC; domestic violence; self‐harm; suicide attempts and mental health service involvement. Conclusions: People with learning disabilities in the sexually assaulted population are more likely to present with intersecting vulnerabilities emphasising the need for timely, accessible and appropriate patient‐centred care for this group.
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Majeed‐Ariss, R., Mattison, M., Rodriguez, P. M., & White, C. (2023). Exploring the similarities and differences amongst service users with and without learning disabilities attending Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(6), 1288-1296. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13147
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Wiley
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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
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http://hdl.handle.net/10034/627941
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10.1111/jar.13147
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1360-2322
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1468-3148
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jar.13147