Although there is evidence to suggest that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are likely
to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), reviews of the evidence base, and the …

Background Stressful life events such as bereavement, moving house and changing jobs
have repeatedly been implicated as risk factors for mental and physical ill health. Since the …

BackgroundReported prevalence of mental ill-health among adults with intellectual
disabilities ranges from 7 to 97%, owing to methodological limitations. Little is known about …

Epidemiological studies measuring prevalence rates and factors associated with mental
health problems in adults with learning disability have produced very different and …

Historically people with intellectual disabilities have not been offered or received cognitive
behavioural interventions that have been shown to be effective for mental health and …

A large, nationally representative sample from a preexisting dataset, the National Core
Indicators, was used to examine the impact of stress and social support on the mental health …

Research exploring the occurrence of trauma among adults with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (I/DD) has grown over the past decade. Yet there is a dearth of …

Background The intellectual disability field has learned about the lives of people with
intellectual disabilities (ID), largely from the perspective of their family and caregivers …

Background Anxiety disorders are known to be common in the general population. Previous
studies with adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) report a prevalence of general anxiety …

Background. Intellectual disabilities (ID) are common and lifelong. People with ID have
health inequalities compared with the general population, but little is known about the …