Editorial

Editorial Article Type: Editorial From: Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 5, Issue 3 This issue, the third issue of Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities for 2011, covers a broad range of topics from whether adults with intellectual disabilities can accurately report attachment styles to violence experienced by members of community teams and the importance of monitoring for the metabolic syndrome in those prescribed anti-psychotic medication. The authors conclude by identifying gaps in formal training and the role of more informal learning processes in addressing the specific needs of staff working with people who have intellectual disabilities presenting with violent behaviour. The audit revealed that monitoring for metabolic syndrome was inadequate, for example, height, weight and body mass index was recorded in 34 per cent prior to initiation which decreased to 22 per cent at three monthly follow up and blood pressure was recorded in 6 per cent of the patients at baseline but there was no record during treatment.