Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programmes for anxiety or depression in adults with intellectual disabilities: A review of the literature

The effectiveness of person-centred planning for people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

“…Data from Menchetti and Garcia (2003) highlight that PCP has the potential to fade after initial meetings and indeed in their study they found that following an initial PCP meeting, 47% of the reviewed plans had not received an annual update and only 5% received two annual updates suggesting that there might be over-emphasis on the first meeting, the results of which may be at risk of subsiding if not continuously revitalised. This issue has been described as one the possible causes of PCP failure (Holburn & Cea, 2007) and it is common across psychosocial interventions which are often subject to issues of fading after initial improvements (Unwin, Tsimopoulou, Kroese, & Azmi, 2016). Robertson et al (2006) argued that PCP may have more positive impact on outcomes which have short-term relevance such as choice-making and participation in activities.…”

Non‐pharmacological interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities and depression: a systematic review

“…; Osugo & Cooper ; Unwin et al . ) were studied for relevant papers by these two reviewers as well. One relevant new paper was found.…”

Validation of the Chinese Non‐pharmacological Therapy Experience Scale in persons with intellectual disability

“…One advantage of HT is that the activities can be adjusted to suit the capabilities of different people. Some reviews of non‐pharmacological therapies on persons with ID have been conducted, but the focuses of the reviews were on the outcomes rather than the process of implementing the therapies (Unwin, Tsimopoulou, Kroese, & Azmi, ; Vereenooghe & Langdon, ). The experience of the process is best to be evaluated from the perspective of a participant.…”