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Association of Mild Intellectual Disability/Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Treatment Outcome in Patients with Severe Mental Illness
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H. J. H. Smits; B. L. Seelen-de Lang; H. L. I. Nijman; E. J. M. Penterman; J. G. Nieuwenhuis; E. O. Noorthoorn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Understanding the associations among mild intellectual disability (IQ 50-70), borderline intellectual functioning (IQ 70-85) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with treatment outcomes in severely mentally ill patients could contribute to better tailoring of care. Methods: One or more assessments using the Health of the Nation…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Outcomes of Treatment, Patients
The Adaptive Ability Performance Test (ADAPT): A Factor Analytic Study in Clients with Intellectual Disabilities
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Jonker, Femke; de Looff, Peter; van Erp, Sara; Nijman, Henk; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: The adaptive ability performance test (ADAPT) was developed to assess adaptive skills in individuals with intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning, with or without mental disorders. As a follow-up to earlier research on the ADAPT, a factor analytic study was conducted. Method: One thousand and sixty six ADAPTs…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mental Disorders, Mild Intellectual Disability, Test Construction
Improvement in the Quality of Life of Outpatients with Severe Mental Illness in Conjunction with Intellectual Disabilities and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Smits, Hedwig J. H.; Seelen-de Lang, Birgit L.; Penterman, Engelbertus J. M.; Nijman, Henk L. I.; Noorthoorn, Eric O. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Elucidating the influence of mild intellectual disability (MID; IQ 50-70)/borderline intellectual functioning (BIF; IQ 70-85) and (comorbid) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the quality of life of patients with serious mental illness (SMI) could improve their mental health care. Method: This study comprises a prospective…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mild Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Experiences of Service Users with a Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning with Flexible Assertive Community Treatment: A Qualitative Study
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Neijmeijer, Laura; Kuiper, Chris; Kroon, Hans; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: In the Netherlands, Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams have been established for people with mild intellectual disability (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and mental health problems or challenging behaviour. Little is known yet about service users' experiences with FACT. Method: An inductive grounded…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders, Community Services
Screening for Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intelligence in Dutch Outpatients with Severe Mental Illness
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Seelen-de Lang, Birgit L.; Smits, Hedwig J. H.; Penterman, Berry J. M.; Noorthoorn, Eric O.; Nieuwenhuis, Jeanet G.; Nijman, Henk L. I. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: The reliability and validity of the Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disabilities (SCIL) are unknown in a population of outpatients with severe mental illness. The prevalence of mild or borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID); an umbrella term for people with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Disability Identification, Intelligence Tests, Severe Disabilities
The Mental Health of Adolescents with and without Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disabilities in England: Secondary Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort Study
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Hatton, Chris; Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Baines, Susannah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Children with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities are at greater risk for mental health problems, with socio-economic factors and adversity partly accounting for this. Fewer data are available for adolescents. Methods: Secondary analysis was undertaken of the "Next Steps" annual panel study following a cohort through…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Mental Disorders