..., 1976 ; Watts and Stenner, 2012). PCA was selected as the best method for this study because of it better capturing as many of the participants’ views as possible. Nigel Beail can be contacted at: nigel.beail@swyt.nhs.uk Psychotherapy is a complex relational process and researchers have...

... only Intellectual disabilities Mental health Psychotherapy Psychological therapies Systematic review Therapy The National Health Service (NHS) refers to psychological therapy as “talking therapy” and describes it as a treatment for mental and emotional problems. Psychological therapy...

...David O'Driscoll Purpose This paper aims to discuss the work of Dr Valerie Sinason and her contribution to working with people with an intellectual disability with psychotherapy. Design/methodology/approach Dr Valerie Sinason is a psychoanalyst, and the author is trained in psychoanalytic...

... in the other, two service users reported deteriorations in one scale and no change in the other and two service users reported deteriorations on both subscales. Psychological therapy Intellectual disability Covid-19 Maintaining gains Psychotherapy Service development Mental health PTOS-ID II...

... that, when adapted (Taylor et al., 2013), psychological therapies (e.g. cognitive behaviour therapy [CBT]) can produce positive outcomes for people with mild intellectual disabilities (Vereenooghe and Langdon, 2013). Recommended adaptations include: Psychotherapy Fidelity Intellectual...

...Allan Skelly; Caoimhe McGeehan; Robert Usher Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the outcome of psychodynamic psychotherapy for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), which has a limited but supportive evidence base. Design/methodology/approach The study is a systematic open...

...Nigel Beail Purpose Over a decade ago “Psychotherapy and learning disabilities” was published by the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists. It was decided by the Royal College and British Psychological Society’s faculties for people who have ID to revise and update this report. The paper aims...

...Erica E. McInnis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the evidence base for the practice of individual psychodynamic psychotherapy with adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design/methodology/approach Literature review. Findings In total, 14 papers were reviewed. From...

... (Division 33), the focus is on research and training, and rarely includes mental health concerns (Costello et al., 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Mental health Dual diagnosis Intellectual disabilities Psychotherapy Professional training Psychology education...

... model was used to understand the process of change and monitor change through exploratory psychotherapy. The psychotherapeutic model was psychodymnamic. Findings – The client demonstrated gains through the stages of the model toward acceptance of his problematic behaviour and continued to work...

...Nigel Beail; Pat Frankish Purpose – This paper charts the development and practice of disability psychotherapy for the author and for services. Design/methodology/approach – A personal account relating events to the development of thinking and practice. Findings – The author suggests...

... outcome when leaving the program, and daily diary card information was collected. Findings Although there are a number of issues that must be addressed when providing psychotherapy to individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses, many psychotherapeutic techniques are effective...

...Robert J Fletcher; Judith Hill‐Weld Purpose This paper seeks to describe the value of utilizing family systems theory as a meta‐theory in psychotherapy with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, at different stages of the family life cycle. Design...

...Robert J. Fletcher; H. Thompson Prout; Brooke K. Browning Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an update on the effectiveness of psychotherapy with persons with intellectual disabilities. Design/methodology/approach This paper focused on summarizing the conclusions of other reviews...