- AAMD
American Association for Mental Deficiency
- ABA
applied behaviour analysis
- ABS(-R)
Adaptive Behaviour Scale(-Revised)
- ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- AGREE
Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Instrument
- ASD
autism spectrum disorder
- AUC
area under the curve
- b.i.d
bis in die (twice a day)
- BDI(-II, -Y)
Beck Depression Inventory (1996 revision, Youth)
- CBT
cognitive behavioural therapy
- CDI
Child Depression Inventory
- CI
confidence interval
- CPN
community psychiatric nurse
- DASH-II
Diagnostic Assessment for the Severely Handicapped-II
- DBC-P
Developmental Behaviour Checklist
- DMR
Dementia Questionnaire for Persons with Mental Retardation
- DSDS
Down Syndrome Dementia Scale [see G-DSDS]
- DSM(-III, -IV, - 5, -R, -TR)
- DSQIID
Dementia Screening Questionnaire for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
- Embase
Excerpta Medica Database
- GAD
generalised anxiety disorder
- GC
Guideline Committee
- GDS(-CS, - LD)
Glasgow Depression Scale (for People with Learning Disabilities, Carer Supplement)
- GP
general practitioner
- GRADE
Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
- HCR-20
Historical, Clinical, Risk Management-20
- HRQoL
health-related quality of life
- HTA
Health Technology Assessment
- ICD-10
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems – 10th revised edition
- ICER
incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
- IQ
intelligence quotient
- k
number of studies (K=Kappa statistics)
- MASS
Mood and Anxiety Semi-structured Interview
- MCA
Mental Capacity Act
- MD
mean difference
- MEDLINE
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online
- n
number of participants
- N
total number of participants
- n/a
not applicable
- NCBRF
Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form
- NCCMH
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
- NDTi
National Development Team for Inclusion
- NGA
National Guideline Alliance
- NHS
National Health Service
- NICE
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- OCD
obsessive–compulsive disorder
- ODD
oppositional defiant disorder
- OIS
optimal information size
- OR
odds ratio
- P-AID
Psychopathology Checklists for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
- PAS-ADD
Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
- PCL(-R, -SV)
Psychopathy Checklist (– Revised, -Screening Version)
- PICO
Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome
- PIMRA
Psychopathology Inventory for Mentally Retarded Adults
- PsycINFO
Psychological Information Database
- PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
- QALY
quality-adjusted life year
- QUADAS-II
Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies - Revised
- RCT
randomised controlled trial
- RQ
review question
- RR
risk ratio
- SD
standard deviation
- SDQ
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
- SE
standard error
- SMD
standardised mean difference
- TSI
Test for Severe Impairment
- WAIS(-R)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (-Revised)
- WISC(-IV-UK; - R)
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children(-fourth edition, UK; -Revised)
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National Guideline Alliance (UK). Mental Health Problems in People with Learning Disabilities: Prevention, Assessment and Management. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2016 Sep. (NICE Guideline, No. 54.) 11, Abbreviations.