Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Brain Behav. 2024 Aug;14(8):e3651. doi: 10.1002/brb3.3651.
Intellectual disability is one of the neurodevelopmental disorders. Studies indicated that depression and anxiety are the most prevalent emotional problems among the people with intellectual disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of behavioral activation therapy in addressing emotional problems of two depressed students with borderline intellectual disability.
This study is a single-subject design with multiple baseline and one month follow-up. Two students with borderline intelligence underwent behavioral activation therapy for 12 sessions. Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Oxford Happiness Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used. Data were analyzed using visual inspection of graphed data, changes in trends, improvement percentage and effect size.
The findings of this study support the utility of behavioral activation therapy in addressing the emotional problems of two depressed students with borderline intellectual disability.
Behavioral activation therapy has had favorable outcomes in reducing depression and anxiety in depressed students with borderline intellectual disabilities.
智力障碍是神经发育障碍之一。研究表明，抑郁和焦虑是智力障碍人群中最常见的情绪问题。本研究旨在探讨行为激活疗法在解决两名边缘智力障碍抑郁学生情绪问题方面的应用。
本研究采用单一被试设计，具有多个基线和一个月的随访。两名智力边缘的学生接受了 12 次行为激活治疗。采用贝克抑郁量表第二版、贝克焦虑量表、牛津幸福感量表和罗森伯格自尊量表进行评估。使用数据图的直观检查、趋势变化、改善百分比和效果大小来分析数据。
本研究结果支持行为激活疗法在解决两名边缘智力障碍抑郁学生情绪问题方面的有效性。
行为激活疗法在降低边缘智力障碍抑郁学生的抑郁和焦虑方面取得了良好的效果。
