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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
Prolonged Exposure Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Single Case Studies in a Sample of Adults with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
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Paul Prins; Karin Nijhof – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common in adults with intellectual disabilities. Often there are additional disorders such as substance use, mood and anxiety disorders. The current study focuses on the feasibility and initial efficacy of prolonged exposure (PE) for PTSD in adults with mild intellectual disabilities. The…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychological Patterns
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
Applicability of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Gate Criterion in People with Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disabilities: Do Additional Adverse Events Impact Current Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in People with Intellectual Disabilities?
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Rittmannsberger, Doris; Weber, Germain; Lueger-Schuster, Brigitte – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Diagnostic manuals provide a strict definition of the PTSD gate criterion. Research on the adequacy of this definition in people with intellectual disabilities is lacking. This study aims to test the adequacy of the gate criterion for this population. Method: Forty-nine adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and 43…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Child and an Adolescent with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disability: A Multiple Baseline across Subjects Study
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Mevissen, Liesbeth; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert; de Jongh, Ad – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This study explored the effectiveness of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in persons with mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID) using a multiple baseline across subjects design. Methods: One child and one adolescent with MBID, who met diagnostic criteria…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Eye Movements, Children, Adolescents
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in a Person with an Autism Spectrum Condition and Intellectual Disability: A Case Study
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Carrigan, Neil; Allez, Kate – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: One of the difficulties in assessing and treating PTSD in people with intellectual disability is that it may not present with the typical symptoms associated with the disorder. This may be why there is a dearth of literature on the treatment of PTSD using cognitive behavioural approaches for people with intellectual disability (e.g.…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring