Depression, social context and cognitive behaviour therapy for people who have intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- JAHODA Andrew, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(1), March 2006, pp.81-89.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper examines how the life experience of people with intellectual disabilities may influence the nature of their self-perceptions and their vulnerability to depression. In addition to considering the impact of experience on the content of participants' self-perceptions, evidence concerning the mediating role played by cognitive factors in the genesis and maintenance of depression is also reviewed. These strands of research are discussed in the light of existing CBT models of depression, along with potential adaptations of interventions for people with intellectual disabilities.
- Subject terms:
- learning disabilities, models, behaviour therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, depression;
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1468-3148
- ISSN print:
- 1360-2322