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Intellectual Disability and Anxiety in Children: A Group-based Parent Skills-training Intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Lisa D. Ciechomski*
Affiliation:
Monash University. [email protected]
Kylie L. Jackson
Affiliation:
Monash University.
Bruce J. Tonge
Affiliation:
Monash University.
Neville J. King
Affiliation:
Monash University.
David A. Heyne
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne.
*
*Address for correspondence: Lisa Ciechomski, Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, 8 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton VIC 3168, Australia.
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Abstract

Anxiety is a highly prevalent problem with various manifestations in young children, especially those with an intellectual disability. Many parents of children with disabilities also experience a wide range of health problems, including anxiety, stress and depression. Very few group-based programs for parents of disabled children have been evaluated, and none of the existing research studies specifically address child or parental anxiety. Given the success of cognitive-behavioural interventions for anxious children without disabilities, it is logical that these interventions be applied to anxious intellectually disabled children. This paper presents a rationale for a new parent training-based early intervention program, targeting anxiety in this population of young people.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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