Using questions in cognitive therapy with people with intellectual disabilities

Dagnan, D., Pulford, H., Cathers, R. and Jahoda, A. (2016) Using questions in cognitive therapy with people with intellectual disabilities. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 44(4), pp. 499-503. (doi: 10.1017/S1352465815000193) (PMID:26631155)

Abstract

Background: There is increasing interest in the provision of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people with intellectual disabilities. A small number of studies have begun to address therapy process issues. Aims: The aim of this paper is to contribute to process research through the development of a taxonomy of question types for use in analysing therapy interactions in CBT for people with intellectual disabilities. Method: A taxonomy of CBT question types was adapted and applied to the transcriptions of session 4 and 9 of 15 CBT therapy dyads. Results: The taxonomy was reliably applied to the data. Therapists used significantly more questions in session 4 than in session 9, therapists used fewer questions in the final quarter of all sessions, and therapists used more questions with people with higher IQ scores in session 4 but not in session 9. Conclusions: The taxonomy of questions is reliable and may be used in future studies of CBT therapy process with people with intellectual disabilities.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Jahoda, Professor Andrew and Dagnan, Professor Dave
• Authors: Dagnan, D., Pulford, H., Cathers, R., and Jahoda, A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Journal Name: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISSN: 1352-4658
• ISSN (Online): 1469-1833
• Published Online: 03 December 2015
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2015 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
• First Published: First published in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 44(4):499-503
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
36919	1	Establishing the building blocks of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with people with mild learning disabilities: an exploration of key....	Andrew Jahoda	Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHHD-CSO)	CZH/4/181	IHW - MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING