Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 14 Issue 6

Troubled beginnings: the adverse childhood experiences and placement histories of a detained adolescent population with developmental disorders

Deborah J. Morris, Elanor Lucy Webb, Emma Parmar, Grace Trundle, Anne McLean

People with developmental disorders are significantly more likely to experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), although the impact of ACEs on this population is not well…

Flexible assertive community treatment for individuals with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning: client variables associated with treatment outcome

Laura Neijmeijer, Hubert Korzilius, Hans Kroon, Henk Nijman, Robert Didden

Recent research on flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) has shown…

Facilitating factors for the job placement of workers with intellectual disabilities: supervisors and coworker mentors perspectives

Miquel Àngel Pellicena, Ignasi Ivern, Climent Giné, Olga Múries

This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of organizational strategies, attitudes and supports that can help people with intellectual disabilities to access…

Developing and evaluating the validity of the behavioural assessment of dysexecutive functioning – intellectual disabilities adaptation (BADS-ID)

Zillah Webb, Karen Dodd, Alexandra Livesey, Sanjay Sunak, Chris Marshall, Lee Harrison, Heather Liddiard

Assessment of executive functioning is an important element of a comprehensive assessment of intellectual abilities. Few assessments available are accessible for individuals with…

Dysphagia assessment and intervention: evaluating inclusive approaches using video

Susan Guthrie, Jois Stansfield

Dysphagia experienced by adults with mental health conditions and/or intellectual disabilities (IDs) has been well-reported. However, accessible and inclusive assessment measures…

The mediating role of positive perceptions on coping strategies and psychological well-being among mothers of children with intellectual disabilities

Simmi Gupta, Aneesh Kumar

Research on caregiving has been considering the positive effects experienced by the mothers of children with disabilities. This paper aims to examine whether positive perceptions…

The use of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to assess cognitive impairment in Prader-Willi syndrome

Johann Chevalère, Virginie Laurier, Maite Tauber, Anna-Malika Camblats, Denise Thuilleaux, Virginie Postal

When a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment cannot be carried out, a quick and discriminant tool of good psychometric properties can be useful to practitioners. The purpose…

Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in the context of mild intellectual disability: a case study

Peter Robert Diamond, Claire Delaney

There is a growing evidence base for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as a treatment for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in the general population. Despite the…

Assessing the effectiveness of the “I Can Feel Good” programme mindfulness module for a group of detained intellectually disabled patients

Rachel Craven, Lyn Shelton

This study aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Mindfulness module of the “I Can Feel Good” programme, an adapted dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) informed skills…