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Mental Health Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Patient Characteristics, Associated Factors and Consequent Needs for Adaptation in Assessment and Treatment
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Kjersti Karlsen; Ellen Kathrine Munkhaugen; Hanne Kari Fossum; Trine Lise Bakken; Arvid Nikolai Kildahl – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of mental health disorders, but may struggle to access appropriate services. While assessment/treatment may need to be adapted, knowledge is limited about what such adaptations may entail. Method: During a service development project, the participants (33 professionals,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mental Health, Comorbidity, Adults
Qualitative Evaluation of a Physical Activity Health Promotion Programme for People with Intellectual Disabilities in a Group Home Setting
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Dixon-Ibarra, A.; Driver, S.; Nery-Hurwit, M.; VanVolkenburg, H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: There is a lack of health promotion programming designed to change the physical activity environment of the group home setting. The Menu-Choice programme assists staff in creating physical activity goals alongside residents with intellectual disabilities and provides strategies to incorporate activity into the group home schedule. The…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Intellectual Disability
Using Photovoice with People with Intellectual Disability to Illuminate Definitions of Health and Factors Influencing Participation in Health Promotion
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St. John, Brittany; Gray, Megan; Malzacher, Amanda; Hladik, Libby; Lurie, Savanna; Ausderau, Karla – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Understanding the daily health experiences of people with intellectual disability is necessary to illuminate factors that may be influencing health and health disparities. The objective of this study is to understand how people with intellectual disability participate in and access health promotion. Methods: Ten adults with…
Descriptors: Photography, Social Action, Intellectual Disability, Participation
Stakeholder-Driven Approach to Developing a Peer-Mentoring Intervention for Young Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions
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Schwartz, Ariel E.; Kramer, Jessica M.; Rogers, E. Sally; McDonald, Katherine E.; Cohn, Ellen S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health conditions (IDD-MH) experience significant mental health disparities. Barriers to services include transportation and stigma associated with services. Peer mentoring (PM) may be one solution to these barriers. Methods: We conducted exploratory…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Program Development, Peer Relationship
Early Intervention for Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects
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Guralnick, Michael J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
The field of early intervention is vibrant, generating expectations that systematic, comprehensive, experientially based interventions will alter developmental trajectories and prevent secondary complications. In this article, the existing knowledge base in the field is reviewed. It emphasizes the importance of an overall developmental framework,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mental Retardation, Interpersonal Competence, Experiential Learning