Mindfulness-Integrated CBT (MiCBT) for Reducing Distress in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability (ID): a Case Series

Caring for a child with an intellectual disability (ID) is associated with significant psychological distress. Interventions include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Mindfulness-integrated CBT (MiCBT) may offer a balance between CBT’s change focus an...

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Published inJournal of developmental and physical disabilities Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 559 - 568
Main Authors Osborn, Raphaella, Girgis, Mary, Morse, Stephanie, Sladakovic, Jovana, Kneebone, Ian, Shires, Alice, Durvasula, Seeta, Roberts, Lynette
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.08.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anxiety
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Caregivers
Child and School Psychology
Children with disabilities
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Intellectual disabilities
Intervention
Mental depression
Mindfulness
Original Article
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Psychological distress
Psychology
Public Health
Stress
Stress management
Wellbeing
Intellectual disability
Mindfulness
Parent
Stress
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Summary:Caring for a child with an intellectual disability (ID) is associated with significant psychological distress. Interventions include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Mindfulness-integrated CBT (MiCBT) may offer a balance between CBT’s change focus and MBSR’s acceptance focus for these parents. Five participants were recruited and provided one to one MiCBT tailored to parental carers of children with ID. Four participants completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21) pre-treatment and post-treatment. Reliable change analysis was used to identify clinically reliable change. One participant dropped out after four sessions, four completed eight of the available eight sessions. Two participants reported reductions in depressive and stress symptoms, and one of these, additionally reported a reduction in anxiety symptoms. All four participants who completed treatment rated the treatment as acceptable. MiCBT shows promise as an intervention to assist parental carers of children with ID.
ISSN:1056-263X
1573-3580
DOI:10.1007/s10882-018-9602-4