Depression in adults with mild mental retardation: Are cognitive variables involved?

Nezu, Christine Maguth; Nezu, Arthur M.; Rothenberg, Jami L.; Dellicarpini, Lisa A.; Groag, I.

doi:10.1007/bf02229696

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“…Previously identified associations between increased social support and decreased depression (Nezu et al, 1995;, were not found. This could be because Reiss and Benson (1985) had specifically recruited some participants with a clinical diagnosis of depression.…”

Section: Social Skill Social Support Social Self-efficacy and Deprementioning

confidence: 86%

“…Nezu et al (1995) found depression to be correlated with the frequency of negative automatic thoughts and feelings of helplessness in people with mild intellectual disability and Dagnan and Sandhu (1999) found a significant negative correlation between depression and self-esteem. These studies highlight the viability of exploring cognitive variables in depression in people with intellectual disability and the potential to test whether findings from the general population hold with this client group.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Empirical studies with people with intellectual disability have found that low social support (Nezu, Nezu, Rotherburg, DelliCarpini, & Groag, 1995; and poor social skills (Benson, Reiss, Smith, & Laman, 1985;Laman & Reiss, 1987) are associated with increased informant ratings of depressive symptomatology. These findings suggest social factors also need to be considered when studying depression in his population.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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The Glasgow Social Self‐Efficacy Scale—a new scale for measuring social self‐efficacy in people with intellectual disability

Payne

Jahoda

2004

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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This paper describes the development of the Glasgow Social SelfEfficacy Scale (GSSES) and reports preliminary details of its psychometric properties.The scale was found to have a test-retest reliability correlation coefficient of 0.90 in a sample of participants with intellectual disability. This represents strong test-retest reliability. Cronbach's a for internal reliability of GSSES was 0.78 for the 38 participants with intellectual disability and 0.90 for the 19 participants in the non-disabled group, representing acceptable internal reliability.Significant but low concurrent validity (r = 0.42) was found for nondisabled participants between the GSSES and a previous measure of social self-efficacy. Although both communication skill and scores on the GSSES were associated with depression, they were not significantly correlated with each other. This suggests that the belief of a person with an intellectual disability in their social ability is distinct from their social ability as rated by others and provides support for the construct validity of social self-efficacy in this client group.The results of these tests of reliability and validity suggest the GSSES is a useful addition to cognitive measures in people with intellectual disability. Given the small sample size, verification of its psychometric properties in larger scale studies would be beneficial.

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Section: Social Skill Social Support Social Self-efficacy and Deprementioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Glasgow Social Self‐Efficacy Scale—a new scale for measuring social self‐efficacy in people with intellectual disability

Payne

Jahoda

2004

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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“…Frequency of negative automatic thoughts, self-reproach and feelings of hopelessness have shown to be significantly related to depressive symptoms in individuals with mild ID. Depressed individuals with mild DD report lower rates of self-reinforcement [111].…”

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Antonacci

Attiah

2008

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While the idea that individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) can suffer from mental illness has been largely accepted since the late 1980's, this is still an underserved and poorly studied population. In particular, mood disorders have traditionally been misdiagnosed, under-recognized and poorly treated. Through the years, reported rates of mood disorders in adults with DD have varied widely. Recent epidemiological studies have focused on community samples and find rates of mood disorders from 3 to 8.1%. Mood disorders are found to be more prevalent than psychotic disorders or anxiety disorders. The empirical literature on assessment of mood symptoms in adults with DD is limited, particularly in individuals with severe and profound DD. Several tools have been developed to assist in identification and diagnosis. However, the work on their psychometric properties and validity studies is still quite limited. The treatment literature is sparse and focused primarily on pharmacotherapy. This review considers the epidemiology and diagnosis of mood disorders in individuals with DD. Recent developments in assessment are reviewed. The literature regarding pharmacological treatment with antidepressants, mood stabilizers, electroconvulsive therapy and antipsychotics is summarized and the current state of psychological treatments for mood disorders in persons with DD is presented. Implications for clinical care and future research are considered.

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“…Depression has also been a topic for study using PIMRA scores. Nezu, Nezu, Rothenberg, Dellicarpini, and Groag (1995), for example, in studying 107 adults with mild ID, found that scores on the PIMRA Depression subscale were significantly related to automatic negative thoughts, feelings of hopelessness, rates of self-reinforcement, and amount of negative social support. Hollins and Esterhuyzen (1997), in examining bereavement and grief, assessed 50 bereaved ID adults and 50 adults with ID who were not bereaved.…”

Section: Diagnostic Scales For Mental Illnessmentioning

confidence: 97%

A Review and Analysis of Three Measures for Diagnosis of Mental Illness in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Matson¹,

Wilkins²

2008

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

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Depression in adults with mild mental retardation: Are cognitive variables involved?

Cited by 67 publications

References 23 publications

The Glasgow Social Self‐Efficacy Scale—a new scale for measuring social self‐efficacy in people with intellectual disability

The Glasgow Social Self‐Efficacy Scale—a new scale for measuring social self‐efficacy in people with intellectual disability

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Adults with Developmental Disabilities

A Review and Analysis of Three Measures for Diagnosis of Mental Illness in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

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