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Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for People With Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Problems

A Survey of Systematic Reviews

Carina Gustafsson

Institute for Evidence-Based Social Work Practice, Sweden, carina.gustafsson{at}socialstyrelsen.se

Agneta Öjehagen

Lund University, Sweden

Lars Hansson

Lund University, Sweden

Mikael Sandlund

Umeå University, Sweden

Marie Nyström

Institute for Evidence-Based Social Work Practice, Sweden

Johan Glad

Institute for Evidence-Based Social Work Practice, Sweden

Gunilla Cruce

Lund University, Sweden

Ann-Kristin Jonsson

National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden

Maja Fredriksson

National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden

The aim of this study is to provide a survey of systematic reviews that have evaluated the effects of psychosocial interventions for adult people with intellectual disabilities and/or an autistic syndrome with concurrent mental health problems. Reviews for inclusion were identified through searches of 10 electronic databases. The authors found that 3 out of 126 published reviews met the inclusion criteria for interventions, population, and being considered a systematic review. The results imply a weak scientific support for behavioral therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and some forms of integrated care and support. However, the primary studies included in the reviews have several methodological shortcomings. The results suggest future research initiatives in the direction of more effectiveness studies of good quality and reproduction of high-quality systematic reviews.

Key Words: intellectual disability • psychosocial interventions • reviews

This version was published on May 1, 2009

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 19, No. 3, 281-290 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508329403
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