scholarly journals Assessing the impact of psychotropic medication changes on challenging behavior of individuals with intellectual disabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria G. Valdovinos ◽  
Meara Henninger-McMahon ◽  
Elizabeth Schieber ◽  
Lisa Beard ◽  
Brenna Conley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Medication Changes ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Functional variables of challenging behavior in individuals with intellectual disabilities

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 2635-2643 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Simó-Pinatella ◽  
Josep Font-Roura ◽  
Elisabeth Alomar-Kurz ◽  
Climent Giné ◽  
Johnny L. Matson
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

scholarly journals The Prevalence and Correlates of Partner Violence Used and Experienced by Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Call to Action

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 693-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Bowen ◽  
Charlotte Swift
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Impact

It has been suggested that individuals with intellectual disabilities (IDs) are at increased risk of violence perpetration and victimization. A systematic review was undertaken to identify and critically evaluate the existing empirical research concerning the use and experience of partner violence by adults with IDs. In total, six poor-quality articles were identified: five of which adopted qualitative methods and one of which adopted a mixed-methods approach, comprising a total of 93 participants (48 women, 45 men: 1 perpetrator, 92 victims). The qualitative data were extracted from the studies and synthesized. A partner violence victimization rate of 60% was identified in one nonrepresentative sample. Two superordinate themes emerged from the qualitative data: nature of partner violence experience and help seeking. Children were the cross-cutting theme within the two superordinate themes. Participants reported experiencing a range of physical, emotional, and sexual violence leading to serious injury and psychological consequences. Participants reported experiences of positive and negative help-seeking reactions from professionals and specific requirements of services for victims with IDs. Children were identified as involved in the experience of abuse, the impact of abuse, and decisions to seek help. The findings indicate that training of clinical staff to detect partner violence is needed. In addition, adults with IDs need education concerning healthy relationships. Research is needed to better understand the difference between “challenging behavior” that is behavior displayed by an individual which challenges services, family members, and carers. Such behavior is more common in individuals with a severe ID for whom it would not be appropriate to be dealt with through the criminal justice system, and partner violence, in order to develop appropriate interventions for victims and perpetrators with ID.

Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Rely on Somatosensory Information Rather Than Visual Information to Catch a Ball

Motor Control ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
W. Tolentino-Castro ◽  
L. Mochizuki ◽  
H. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Motor Behavior ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
Somatosensory Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

According to the literature, persons with intellectual disabilities have poor motor control in tasks in which motor anticipation is needed. Our study aimed to assess their motor behavior during interceptive tasks (a tennis ball interception with external-and-oneself throw conditions). A stick-bar was used as a reference or to support cloth to occlude a ball’s trajectory. Catch performance and interceptive behavior were analyzed (26 persons). The results show that high/low values of the initial approaching movement led to successful/successful catches, respectively. Our results are in line with the literature about the impact of poor motor control on performance in those with intellectual disabilities. We suggest that low anticipation may relate to problems in real-life situations.

The mediating impact of coping style on stress perception for parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin W. Peer ◽  
Stephen B. Hillman
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Indirect Pathway ◽  
Pathway Model ◽  
Stress Perception ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Research reveals that parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities experience more stress than parents of persons of normal development. The majority of previous research has measured direct relationships between stress variables and stress perception and little attention has been given to the impact of mediating variables. The present study utilized an indirect pathway model to examine the mediating influence of coping style on the relationship between social support, severity of child disability, parental optimism and stress perception for these parents. Parents of individuals receiving mental health services through an agency in Southeastern Michigan participated in the study. Results indicated that coping style partially mediated the relationship between social support and stress perception for parents of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Exploring the Bereavement Experiences of Older Women with Intellectual Disabilities in Long-Term Residential Care: A Staff Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Morgan ◽  
John McEvoy
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Residential Setting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Vulnerable Adults ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

This study explores the impact of bereavement on a group of older women with intellectual disabilities who have lived in a congregated residential setting for most of their lives. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, staffs' experiences of supporting individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disabilities through grief are examined. Data analysis revealed five super-ordinate themes. The findings indicate that recognizing grief in this group is complex, and secondary loss frequent. Carers and relatives may over-protect and disenfranchise their grief which is often expressed through changes in behavior and there may be a time lag before these expressions of grief are noticed. Religious practice and rituals were found to be helpful in coping and adjusting to loss. Carers are important advocates for supporting service users who are grieving, thus information on how grief is processed in elderly individuals with intellectual disabilities has implications for training and educating staff in supporting vulnerable adults.

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