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Predicting Change in Emotional and Behavioural Problems during Inpatient Treatment in Clients with Mild Intellectual Disability
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Tenneij, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Koot, Hans M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Little is known about client characteristics that are related to outcome during inpatient treatment of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID) and severe behavioural problems. Method: We explored variables that were related to a change in behavioural problems in 87 individuals with mild ID during inpatient treatment in facilities…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mild Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
The Effect of an Attachment-Based Behaviour Therapy for Children with Visual and Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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Sterkenburg, P. S.; Janssen, C. G. C.; Schuengel, C. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: A combination of an attachment-based therapy and behaviour modification was investigated for children with persistent challenging behaviour. Method: Six clients with visual and severe intellectual disabilities, severe challenging behaviour and with a background of pathogenic care were treated. Challenging behaviour was recorded…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Attachment Behavior, Therapy, Counseling Techniques
The Long-Term Use of a Low-Phenylalanine Diet in Late-Treated Phenylketonuria: A Single Case Report
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Hewitt, Philippa; Cottle, Mandy; Coleman, Carol – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: When phenylketonuria (PKU) is not diagnosed and long-term treatment commenced within the first few weeks of life, permanent brain damage will occur. There is some evidence to show that late diagnosed or untreated people with PKU who have severe challenging behaviours may benefit from a low phenylalanine diet [Harper & Reid (1987)…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Mental Retardation, Dietetics, Brain
Parents Plus Programme 1: Evaluation of Its Effectiveness for Pre-School Children with Developmental Disabilities and Behavioural Problems
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Quinn, Mark; Carr, Alan; Carroll, Louise; O'Sullivan, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Parents Plus programme with families of pre-school children with developmental disabilities and significant behavioural problems in the Irish health service. The Parents Plus programme is a group-based parent training package involving video modelling, which was designed to be…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Health Services, Early Intervention, Developmental Disabilities
Responses of Female Fire-Setters with Mild and Borderline Intellectual Disabilities to a Group Intervention
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Taylor, John L.; Robertson, Alison; Thorne, Ian; Belshaw, Tracy; Watson, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: This report describes a cognitive behavioural group intervention for women with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities detained in a secure hospital setting because of their fire-setting behaviour. The study aimed to examine participants' motivations for setting fires, their responses to an intervention designed specifically for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Group Counseling, Behavior Disorders