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Trauma Experiences of People with an Intellectual Disability and Their Implications: A Scoping Review
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McNally, Paddy; Taggart, Laurence; Shevlin, Mark – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: People with an intellectual disability are more vulnerable to psychological trauma compared with the general population. The aim of this scoping review was to identify the current status of the literature on trauma that is specific to the experiences of adults with an intellectual disability, living in community settings. Methods: A…
Descriptors: Trauma, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Antisocial Behavior
Brief Report: Follow-Up Outcomes of Multisystemic Therapy for Adolescents with an Intellectual Disability and the Relation with Parental Intellectual Disability
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Blankestein, Annemarieke; Lange, Aurelie; van der Rijken, Rachel; Scholte, Ron; Moonen, Xavier; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Research on follow-up outcomes of systemic interventions for family members with an intellectual disability is scarce. In this study, short-term and long-term follow-up outcomes of multisystemic therapy for adolescents with antisocial or delinquent behaviour and an intellectual disability (MST-ID) are reported. In addition, the role of parental…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Therapy, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability
Pharmacologic Interventions for Irritability, Aggression, Agitation and Self-Injurious Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome: An Initial Cross-Sectional Analysis
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Eckert, Eleanor M.; Dominick, Kelli C.; Pedapati, Ernest V.; Wink, Logan K.; Shaffer, Rebecca C.; Andrews, Howard; Choo, Tse-Hwei; Chen, Chen; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Tartaglia, Nicole; Berry-Kravis, Elizabeth M.; Erickson, Craig A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Using a dataset involving 415 individuals with irritability, aggression, agitation and self-injury (IAAS) behaviors from the fragile X syndrome (FXS) FORWARD database, we describe the psychopharmacologic management of IAAS and features of the population of persons with FXS treated with drug therapy for IAAS. Among those with FXS exhibiting IAAS,…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Self Destructive Behavior, Aggression, Behavior Problems
Intellectual Disability, Hate Crime and Other Social Constructions: A View from South Yorkshire
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McClimens, Alex; Brewster, Jacqui – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
The category of hate crime is a recent legislative response to the increasing levels of antisocial, criminal and discriminatory behaviours and practices that target a wide spectrum of individuals on the basis of their identification within certain minority sociological subcultures. People with intellectual disability are often targeted for this…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Subcultures, Crime, Antisocial Behavior