Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 12 Issue 1

Client-centred clinical genetic diagnostics

Maarten Otter, Constance Stumpel, Therese van Amelsvoort

The purpose of this paper is to establish the value of clinical genetic diagnostics in the lives of people with an intellectual disability (ID), their families, and their primary…

Intellectual disabilities and ACT: feasibility of a photography-based values intervention

Natalie Elizabeth Boulton, Jonathan Williams, Robert S.P. Jones

There is limited evidence regarding clinical effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Previous research has highlighted…

Psychopathology in borderline intellectual functioning: a narrative review

Carlos Peña-Salazar, Francesc Arrufat, Josep Manel Santos, Ramón Novell, Juan Valdés-Stauber

Studies on psychiatric comorbidity in individuals with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) are scarce, particularly with respect to certain diseases frequently observed in…

The role of mental health and challenging behaviour in the quality of life in people with intellectual disabilities in Spain

Carlos Peña-Salazar, Francesc Arrufat, Abel Fontanet, Josep Font, Silvia Mas, Pere Roura-Poch, Josep Manel Santos

The purpose of this paper is to determine the relation between quality of life (QoL), mental illness, challenging behaviour and institutionalisation in an adult population with…

CFT & people with intellectual disabilities

Mark Hardiman, Corrina Willmoth, James J. Walsh

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of compassion-focussed therapy (CFT) on anxiety in a small sample of adults with intellectual disability.