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Practitioner Review: Stress intervention for parents of children with intellectual disabilities
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BACKGROUND: Parents of children with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk for stress and other mental health problems. The purpose of the present review is to consider the evidence base for psychological intervention to remediate stress in these parents. METHODS: A selective review of interventions designed to reduce stress in parents of children with intellectual disabilities, with a focus on group interventions that incorporate various cognitive behavioural techniques. RESULTS: Research evidence suggests that standard service models (e.g., respite care, case management) probably help to reduce parental stress. The strongest evidence base is for cognitive behavioural group interventions, especially for the reduction of stress in mothers. Some data also indicate the potential value of parent-led support networks. CONCLUSIONS: More research and clinical development are needed to establish a firmer evidence base for stress interventions with parents of children with intellectual disabilities. There are also a number of potential practical implications of reducing parental stress for maximising the efficacy of general parent training interventions and also behavioural programmes for children's challenging behaviours.
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“Current research shows that acceptance- and mindfulness-based therapies can be considered effective interventions for treating anxiety and depression [9, 20] as well as parental stress [21, 22].”
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“In addition, cognitive behavioural (CBT) techniques (e.g. restructuring cognitive distortions or irrational beliefs) have been used to directly target parental mental health (Gammon & Rose, 1991; Greaves, 1997; Hastings & Beck, 2004; Nixon & Singer, 1993; Singer, Ethridge & Aldana, 2007).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hastings, R. P., & Beck, A.
- Affiliations
- Bangor University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hastings, Richard P.
- ORCID
- Hastings, Richard P.
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-11
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1338-1349
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W1999748683
- Semantic Scholar
- fb7c8eef6f89891ece4e4757708feab9f7aa2691
- Cited by
- 324
- References
- 88
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 28 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 26 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 9.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- parental stress, intellectual disability, parents of children with intellectual disabilities, psychological intervention, respite care, case management, mothers, parent training, behavioral problems
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child, Depression, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Parents, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Stress, Psychological, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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