Alix Dixon presents a recent systematic review on the effectiveness of CBT for autism spectrum disorders and comorbid anxiety or depression.
[read the full story...]CBT for Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid mental illness
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Can we train for resilience to future adversity?
Martin Stevens finds some paradoxes in a systematic review on resilience and interventions to strengthen individuals against future adversity.
[read the full story...]'Strategies for Relatives': improving mental health for family carers of people with dementia
In her latest blog, Clarissa Giebel examines research into the effectiveness of the ‘Strategies for Relatives’ psychological and educational training programme for family carers of people with dementia and explores what the findings might mean for wider programme implementation.
[read the full story...]Measure of confidence in providing psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities could help with outcome measurement
We report on a recent study, which involved developing a measure of confidence in delivering psychotherapy for people with learning disabilities.
[read the full story...]Outcome measure for psychological therapy for people with learning disabilities developed as part of inclusive research process
Background Since the publication of Positive Practice Guidance on access to psychological therapies there have been a number of studies looking at the barriers to such access and some of the approaches to ensure reasonable adjustments are made. The researchers in this study were concerned that the tools being used to evaluate the of impact [read the full story…]
Pilot project tests feasibility of reasonable adjustments in offering psycho-educational groups to adults with learning disabilities
Background In 2009, ‘The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) programme produced ‘Positive Practice Guidance’ on support to people with learning disabilities which reiterated the need to ensure that mental health problems were identified as early as possible, but pointed out that barriers still existed in relation to providing psychological therapies to people with learning [read the full story…]
People with learning disabilities had positive expectations of therapy, but some were unclear why they were referred
This small scale study set out to carry out an initial exploration of the measurement of therapy expectancy in adults with learning disabilities through the therapy expectation measure (TEAM). The authors combined a top-down theory-driven and bottom-up data-driven process in the initial development phase, where they identified TEAM items and format, followed by correlational analyses [read the full story…]
Lack of reasonable adjustments hampers access to psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities
The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme which was established to treat people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Positive Practice Guidance was published in 2009, but there are currently no areas listed as having a special interest in psychological therapies to people with learning disabilities. You can download the Positive Practice Guidance [read the full story…]
Access to psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities could be improved
This paper reports on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme which was established to treat people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Interestingly, although Positive Practice Guidance was published in 2009, there are currently no geographical areas listed as having a special interest in specifically rolling out psychological therapies to people with [read the full story…]