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Cognitive-behavioural intervention for people with intellectual disability and anxiety disorders
- Authors:
- DAGHAN Dave, JAHODA Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(1), March 2006, pp.91-97.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Distinct cognitive models and treatments have been developed for people without intellectual disability with a wide range of anxiety disorders. However, these have not been reported as applied to people with intellectual disabilities. In fact, much of the cognitive therapy literature for people with intellectual disabilities does not distinguish between different presentations of anxiety. The authors take the particular example of social phobia and describe the specific cognitive model and associated intervention developed for people without intellectual disabilities. They then consider research on the social context of people with intellectual disability and research on developmental factors predictive of anxiety and make suggestions for adaptation of treatment approaches. It is suggested that such an approach would be useful to apply to other anxiety presentations and to identify areas for further clinical and research development.
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.