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Do persons with intellectual disability and limited verbal capacities respond to trauma treatment?
- Authors:
- MEVISSEN Lisebeth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 36(4), December 2011, pp.278-283.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
People with intellectual disability have been found to be more likely to experience traumatic events and negative life events. This study aimed to examine whether eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (an eight-phase psychotherapeutic approach) would be an applicable and effective treatment method for clients with substantial limited verbal capacities. It focused on 2 clients with moderate intellectual disabilities, serious behavioural problems, and histories of negative life events. The article provides a description of the 2 clients and a summary of the results of their treatment. In both cases, post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms decreased and gains were maintained at follow-up. The authors conclude the study suggests that eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing is a potentially applicable psychotherapeutic treatment method for clients with intellectual disabilities, even if they have substantially limited verbal capacities. They note that the findings highlight the need for further research.