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Direct linkMaría Álvarez-Couto; Domingo García-Villamisar; Araceli Del Pozo – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Adults with intellectual disability (ID) are at high risk of exhibiting challenging behaviors, especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are clinical and transdiagnostic variables that are largely related to the existence of these behaviors, and it is necessary to know the particularities of their role in people with…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Wai Man Raymond Chan; Ritesh Bhandarkar – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Suicidality in individuals with intellectual disability is a critical but under-researched area. This systematic review aims to synthesize existing literature on the prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for suicidality among individuals with intellectual disability. Methods: Adhering to the PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Suicide, Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Mental Disorders
Caroline L. Roberts; Madilyn Larsh; Frank Symons – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Historically, the research and treatment of self-injury has been disciplinarily siloed. As a result, the behaviour is understood and treated differently among individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. We explore the potential for an interdisciplinary research and practice agenda in self-injury. Method:…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Therapy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intellectual Disability
Caroline L. Roberts; Ashleigh H. Avina; Frank J. Symons – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: There is evidence of a gap between individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who need treatment for self-injurious behavior (SIB) and those who receive treatment. The purpose of this study (n = 15) was to begin to understand the treatment gap from the perspective of family caregivers. Methods: In…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Family Role, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities
María Álvarez-Couto; Domingo García-Villamisar; Araceli del Pozo – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Background: Callous-unemotional traits (CUT) are an antisocial personality trait, which can be present in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially in relation to difficulties in empathy. These traits are related to challenging behaviors, such as aggressive behavior, which may occur in people with ASD. Method: This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Adults
María Álvarez-Couto; Domingo García-Villamisar; Araceli del Pozo – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
This study aimed at analyzing the differences in challenging behaviors between adults with intellectual disability and ASD and those who only had intellectual disability, as well as to explore associations between transdiagnostic and clinical variables to these differences. Therapists and educators of 163 adults with intellectual disability (83…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
