scholarly journals The association between challenging behaviour and symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder in people with intellectual disabilities: a Bayesian mediation analysis approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 538-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Rittmannsberger ◽  
T. Yanagida ◽  
G. Weber ◽  
B. Lueger‐Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Challenging Behaviour ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Bayesian Mediation

Compassion-focused therapy for trauma in people with intellectual disabilities: A conceptual review

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Cowles ◽  
Cathy Randle-Phillips ◽  
Andrew Medley
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Compassion Focused Therapy ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder are more prevalent in people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) than in the general population, yet the evidence base for trauma interventions in this population is sparse. Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) may be particularly well-suited to PWID for a number of reasons, including its adaptability to different developmental levels. PWID are more likely to have issues with self-relating (e.g. shame and self-criticism) and attachment than the general population, two issues that are compounded by trauma and which CFT explicitly seeks to address. Furthermore, compassion-focused approaches emphasize cultivating a sense of safeness while empowering people to make behavioural changes; this is particularly pertinent to PWID who have been traumatized and may feel unsafe and disempowered. An overview of CFT and its application to trauma are given, as well as some case studies using CFT with PWID.

EMDR therapy with people who have intellectual disabilities: process, adaptations and outcomes

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne L.B. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Emdr Therapy

Purpose Emerging evidence indicates that adapted eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can be useful for people with intellectual disabilities in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the required adaptations are not described in enough detail across the literature, making it difficult for therapists to easily adapt EMDR for people with intellectual disabilities. This paper aims to address this by describing 14 clinical cases, along with outcome data for six people, and the views of five people with intellectual disabilities about EMDR. Design/methodology/approach A total of 14 people with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities and varied experiences of trauma were offered EMDR by one clinical psychologist in a UK NHS setting; nine people completed EMDR therapy, six people provided outcome data with pre-post measures and five people were asked two questions about EMDR therapy. Findings Adaptations are described. The outcome data indicate reductions in symptoms of PTSD following EMDR intervention. EMDR was liked and perceived as useful. Originality/value This paper provides details about adaptations that can be made to the standard EMDR protocol, reports the views of service users about EMDR and adds evidence that EMDR reduces symptoms of PTSD in people who have intellectual disabilities.

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