Mindfulness-Based Treatment of Aggression in Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Waiting List Control Study

Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Karazsia, Bryan T.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Myers, Rachel E.; Singh, Ashvind N.; Singh, Angela D. A.; Singh, Judy

doi:10.1007/s12671-012-0180-8

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“…Individuals who have practised mindfulness are able to watch their cravings objectively without having to act on them, leading to the application of mindfulness in emotionally-charged behaviors including addictions (Singh et al 2011(Singh et al , 2013a(Singh et al , b, 2014bVallejo and Amaro 2009). …”

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Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Karunamuni

Weerasekera

2017

Curr Psychol

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Mindfulness interventions are becoming increasingly popular across a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical settings where they are often employed to promote psychological wellbeing. Mindfulness in its original context presented in Buddhist practice is used to systematically understand one's moment-to-moment experience, and to gradually develop selfknowledge and wisdom. Buddhist teachings describe wisdom as seeing things just as they are -a requisite for the complete freedom from suffering. In psychological writings, although the construct of wisdom lacks a commonly accepted definition, direct experiential self-knowledge is considered to be an essential element of wisdom. The purpose of this article is to examine the three major trainings of the Buddhist path, as well as some of the key Buddhist theoretical constructs, in order to explore their contribution to the gradual development of experiential selfknowledge and wisdom. In Buddhist traditions, mindfulness is practised in the context of a moral and philosophical system, and the mind is described as a sequence of momentary mental states, each distinct and discrete, their connections with one another being causal. We explain how a clear understanding of mindfulness within the context of this broader theoretical framework can be helpful to individuals engaging in different levels of the mindfulness meditation practice, and how this understanding can result in more sustained outcomes for mindfulness interventions.Further explorations are made into how various barriers and motivators to mindfulness meditation can be better understood by linking the theoretical aspects with current research literature on mindfulness.

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Section: Theoretical Foundations For Mindfulness Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Karunamuni

Weerasekera

2017

Curr Psychol

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“…Calculating mean age was not possible due to the lack of individual age data in several studies (i.e., Benson et al, 1986;McPhail & Chamove, 1989;Singh et al, 2013;To & Chan, 2000). In six studies all of the participants were diagnosed with MBID (n = 46, 38%) (i.e., Lindsay et al, 1998;Singh, Wahler, Adkins, Myers, & Mindfulness Research Group, 2003;Singh et al, 2008Singh et al, , 2011Singh et al, , 2013. In three studies there were also participants with a more severe level of ID included with those with MBID.…”

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“…Aggressive behaviour was targeted in six studies involving 62 (52%) participants (i.e., Lindsay et al, 1998;McPhail & Chamove, 1989;Singh et al, 2003Singh et al, , 2008Singh et al, , 2013To & Chan, 2000). Verbal and physical aggression was measured by direct observation of operationally defined target behaviours in six studies, one study used only self-report and two studies combined observation with self-report.…”

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Psychomotor therapy targeting anger and aggressive behaviour in individuals with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

Bellemans

Didden

Busschbach

et al. 2017

Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability

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Background: Poor anger regulation is considered a risk factor of aggression in individuals with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities. Psychomotor therapy (PMT) targets anger regulation through body-and movement-oriented interventions. This study aims to inform practitioners on efficacy and research-base of PMT in this population. Method: This systematic review evaluated nine studies which met inclusion criteria in terms of participants, intervention procedures, outcomes and certainty of evidence. Results: Seven studies revealed a substantial reduction of aggressive behaviour or anger. Certainty of evidence was rated inconclusive in most cases due to absence of experimental control. Conclusions: We can conclude that body-oriented PMT, involving progressive relaxation and meditation procedure "Soles of the Feet", is a promising approach. However, the paucity of studies and methodological limitations preclude classifying it as an evidence-based practice. This suggests stronger methodological research and research aimed at PMT's mechanisms of action (e.g., improved interoceptive awareness) is warranted.

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“…; Singh et al . ). Challenging behaviour in people with MBID can be treated successfully by a variety of biological, psychotherapeutic and contextual interventions (Heyvaert et al .…”

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A comparison of support for two groups of young adults with mild intellectual disability

2015

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Accessible summary• Young adults with mild to borderline intellectual disability can be very different from each other.• We talked with the young adults about their homes and jobs, and whether they were happy with the support they received.• The support used did not always match their needs. The study showed the good things of the support and how the support could be better. SummaryYoung adults with mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID) have varying profiles of cognitive, adaptive and behavioural functioning. There is also variability in their educational and therapeutic needs. This study compares recommended and actual provision of support for two groups of young adults with MBID and looks at young adults' satisfaction with their support. Participants' clinical files were analysed and a satisfaction interview was administered. Descriptive statistics were used to characterise the groups, and t-tests or chi-square tests were used to explore similarities and differences between the groups. A combined, supported independent living setting, a structuring and regulating support style and psychotherapy were recommended for the young adults in group 1 (MBID with externalising behavioural problems), whilst independent living with access to community support services and a meeting house, and skills training was recommended for group 2 (MBID with internalising behavioural problems). Both groups were considered capable of standard employment with support from a job coach. We found mismatches between recommended and actual provision of support. The findings suggest that service providers do not focus enough on the educational support needs, but therapeutic needs are generally more often met.

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Mindfulness-Based Treatment of Aggression in Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Waiting List Control Study

Cited by 62 publications

References 40 publications

Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Theoretical Foundations to Guide Mindfulness Meditation: A Path to Wisdom

Psychomotor therapy targeting anger and aggressive behaviour in individuals with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

A comparison of support for two groups of young adults with mild intellectual disability

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