Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Command Hallucinations and Intellectual Disability: A Case Study

Autor/in	Barrowcliff, Alastair L.
Titel	Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Command Hallucinations and Intellectual Disability: A Case Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 21 (2008) 3, S.236-245 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3148.2007.00395.x
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Mild Disabilities; Mental Retardation; Rating Scales; Case Studies; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification; Counseling Techniques; Mental Disorders; Psychosis; Questionnaires; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Pretests Posttests; Outcomes of Treatment; Counseling Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Rating-Skala; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychose; Fragebogen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Background: There is a paucity of literature detailing cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for psychosis in people with intellectual disability. Of the available literature, only two case studies involve people with command hallucinations and these do not address specific issues of intervention indicated in the wider literature for this type of presentation. Methods: The present paper reports a case study documenting the successful application of CBT targeting the treatment of command hallucinations for mild intellectual disability. Results: A range of measures (including positive and negative syndrome scale, beliefs about voices questionnaire and psychotic symptom rating scale for auditory hallucinations) collected at pre- and post-intervention indicates successful reduction in positive symptoms, with 3- and 6-month follow-up data indicating maintenance of improvements. Critically, positive clinical changes in core beliefs regarding the power of the hallucinatory voice are also observed. Conclusions: Cognitive-behavioural therapy for command hallucinations can be successfully adapted and applied to people with a mild disability. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10