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  • Psychology
  • Intellectual Disabilities Research
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Intellectual disabilities present unique challenges for accessing and benefiting from traditional psychotherapy.
  • Adaptations are crucial to ensure psychotherapy is accessible and effective for this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and categorize adaptations of psychotherapy for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
  • To identify common strategies used to improve engagement, information retention, and communication.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search following PRISMA guidelines.
  • Screening of 39,777 studies to identify 122 eligible studies.
  • Framework synthesis to categorize identified adaptations.

Main Results:

  • Six main categories of adaptation were identified: multisensory methods, activities, communication, delivery medium, additional support, and structure.
  • Adaptations primarily aimed to increase client engagement, improve information retention, and facilitate better communication.
  • Strategies focused on enhancing the acceptability and accessibility of psychotherapy.

Conclusions:

  • Various adaptations exist to make psychotherapy more suitable for people with intellectual disabilities.
  • While adaptations improve accessibility, larger studies are necessary to establish their efficacy.
  • Further research should focus on the effectiveness of these tailored therapeutic approaches.