Adapted dialectical behaviour therapy skills group service evaluation
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
ISSN: 2044-1282
Article publication date: 9 January 2021
Issue publication date: 16 February 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of an adapted dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) treatment programme for individuals with an intellectual disability, via completion of a service evaluation.
Design/methodology/approach
Outcome measurements were competed at pre-, post- and 12 months follow-up, and the effectiveness of the intervention was assessed using a Friedman analysis.
Findings
Findings demonstrated that the treatment group showed significant differences in their “psychological distress” scores, but no significant differences were found in their “psychological well-being”, “anxiety” or “quality of life” (WHO-QOL) scores over time.
Originality/value
Overall, the current study adds to the small but growing literature that supports using the skills training group part of DBT as a stand-alone psychological intervention when working with people with an intellectual disability.
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Acknowledgements
This paper was funded by National Institute of Clinical Excellence, Mental Health Problems in People with Learning Disabilities: prevention, assessment and management, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, London. The authors wish to convey a thank you to all the participants, Dr Caley Hill, Dr Nicola Lewis, Dr Rachel Potter, Dr Victoria Tozer, Dr Teresa Claridge, Dr Bronwen Davies, Ianiv Borseti, Bethan Lewis and Lydia Cleaves for facilitating groups, and Ianiv Borseti for data collection.
Citation
Searle, R.J. and Borseti, I. (2021), "Adapted dialectical behaviour therapy skills group service evaluation", Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-06-2020-0015
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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