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Murphy et al. examined the experiences of people with a severe-profound intellectual disability who have been abused and reported that their carers often experienced vicarious trauma. They suggested that interventions might need to consider targeting both the individual context and the wider context of family and carers.
1 sty 2022 · Generally, people with severe or profound intellectual disability will evidence significant delay in cognitive development and adaptive behavior and consequently are likely to be non- or minimally verbal.
Challenging behaviour appears to be even more pervasive in individuals with profound intellectual disability and multiple disabilities, with a prevalence of 82% for self-injurious and stereotypical behaviour and 45% for aggressive/destructive behaviour (Poppes 2010).
1 sty 2021 · In particular, people with disabilities may be at risk for two forms of disability-related abuse: (1) denial of assistance with activities of daily living (e.g., eating, dressing, toileting) and (2) denial of assistive technology (e.g., mobility aids, medical devices, communication devices).
11 sty 2021 · The assessment of depression in people with severe to profound intellectual disability (severe–profound ID) is challenging, primarily due to inability to report internal states such as mood, feelings of worthlessness and suicidal ideation.
1 BACKGROUND. Aggressive behaviour is common in people with intellectual disabilities (Cooper et al., 2009; Embregts et al., 2009). It is the main reason for referral to mental health services and placement in institutions (Crocker et al., 2006; Tenneij et al., 2009; Tsiouris et al., 2011).
19 sie 2022 · causal role for specified challenging behavior in those with profound or severe intellectual disability is less than that for the total group of people with in tellectual disability. The...
