Improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT): are they applicable to people with intellectual disabilities?

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme was established to treat people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety and bring them to recovery. Although the Positive Practice Guide for people with intellectual disabilities was published in 2009, no geographical areas are li...

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Published in:Advances in mental health and intellectual disabilities 2011-03, Vol.5 (2), p.29-34
Main Authors: Dodd, Karen, Joyce, Theresa, Nixon, Julie, Jennison, Jo, Heneage, Celia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Adaptation
Anxiety-Depression
Disabled people
Health care access
Intellectual disabilities
Learning disabled people
Mental depression
Mental health care
Psychotherapy
Recovery
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Summary:The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme was established to treat people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety and bring them to recovery. Although the Positive Practice Guide for people with intellectual disabilities was published in 2009, no geographical areas are listed as having a special interest in specifically rolling out IAPT to people with intellectual disabilities. Issues related to whether current IAPT services can meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities are considered, along with adaptations that would be needed to ensure the service is accessible and meets the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.
ISSN:2044-1282
2044-1290
DOI:10.5042/amhid.2011.0110