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JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages 787-804Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12277
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developmental disabilities; dialectical behaviour therapy; intellectual disabilities; learning disabilities; narrative analysis; systematic review
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BackgroundThere is mixed evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychological therapies for people with intellectual and developmental disorders. Although systematic reviews have supported the use of dialectical behaviour therapy with people with borderline personality disorder, there are no comparable reviews regarding DBT with people with intellectual and development disabilities. MethodsStudies were identified using a systematic approach and were selected if they reported an intervention that included a DBT skills group and then assessed using the Evaluative Method for Determining Evidence Based Practice. ResultsSeven studies reported adaptations and outcomes of DBT for people with intellectual and development disabilities, four of which delivered full DBT programmes with three describing DBT skills groups. All studies were appraised with regard to methodological quality and the adaptations and results examined. ConclusionsThe findings indicate that DBT and DBT skills groups can be adapted for people with intellectual and development disabilities, but further high-quality research is needed to make conclusions about efficacy and effectiveness.
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