People with intellectual disability are at a greater risk of developing common mental
disorders. In the United Kingdom, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence …

It used to be widely believed that people with intellectual disabilities were unable to benefit
from psychotherapy. Over the past decade, this assumption has been increasingly …

Historically people with intellectual disabilities have not been offered or received cognitive
behavioural interventions that have been shown to be effective for mental health and …

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has been acknowledged as one of the most successful
treatments for mental health problems. However, only a small number of practitioners …

In a population-based study carried out in Scotland, Cooper et al.(2007) found that 40.9% of
people with an intellectual disability had a 'psychiatric disorder'of some kind. A similarly high …

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the predominant form of psychological therapy, with a
substantial evidence base of randomized controlled trials across a wide range of mental …

Objective Nearly half of children with intellectual disability (ID) have comorbid affective
disorders. These problems are chronic if left untreated and can significantly impact upon …

This review paper reflects on the existing literature on cognitive behaviour therapy for adults,
adolescents and children with intellectual disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities …

This paper is an introduction to adaptations to make cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) more
accessible to people with intellectual disabilities. It is intended to inform therapists who may …

Background Clinicians working with clients who have mild intellectual disabilities (IDs) have
shown growing enthusiasm for using a cognitive behavioural approach, amid increasing …