Psychological interventions for women with intellectual disabilities and forensic care needs: a systematic review of the literature

Abstract

This review has identified a significant gap in relation to research-based therapies for women with ID and forensic care needs. In particular, more research is needed focusing on women with a dual diagnosis of ID and psychiatric disorder who present challenging or criminal behaviour.

Systematic Reviews of the Health or Health care of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review to Identify Gaps in the Evidence Base

“…There is also an inevitable time lag between conducting searches and publishing the results of this review, so additional reviews are likely to have now been published, and indeed, additional examples have been identified (Hellenbach et al . ; Roy et al . ).…”

“…This review presents a 'snapshot' of a specific time period, and it may be possible to identify reviews on these topics that were published prior to 2008. There is also an inevitable time lag between conducting searches and publishing the results of this review, so additional reviews are likely to have now been published, and indeed, additional examples have been identified (Hellenbach et al 2014;Roy et al 2015). Further, there are also ongoing reviews, which may address some of these gaps in evidence.…”

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy [DBT] with People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Narrative Analysis

“…) and interventions for offending behaviour with women with intellectual and development disabilities (Hellenbach et al . ) have indicated a lack of evidence for efficacy in both cases. Kok et al .…”

How service‐users with intellectual disabilities understand challenging behaviour and approaches to managing it

“…Change strategies experienced as useful in this analysis included analysing thoughts and feelings, engaging in structured problem solving, drawing on a range of self‐soothing strategies, engaging with advocacy services, and developing skills in conflict resolution. Group formats have demonstrated efficacy as vehicles for delivering these interventions (e.g., Hellenbach, Brown, Karatzias, & Robinson, ; Preston, ; Willner et al, ) and can provide added benefits in terms of normalization and peer bonding opportunities (MacMahon et al, ).…”

“…In relation to power and control, structures and mechanisms which enable collaborative approach to risk management would enable the positive feedback loops described earlier to be enacted. Goal planning can provide a mechanism through which progress could be reviewed and acted upon on a regular basis, and has been demonstrated to be effective in improving behaviour regulation in other rehabilitation settings (e.g., Wade, 2009 Robinson, 2015;Preston, 1998;Willner et al, 2013) and can provide added benefits in terms of normalization and peer bonding opportunities (MacMahon et al, 2015).…”