Mental functions in people with mild intellectual disability to borderline intellectual functioning
Publication year
2024Author(s)
Number of pages
17 p.
Source
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, (2024)ISSN
Annotation
11 september 2024
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
SW OZ DCC NRP
SW OZ BSI OGG
Methoden
SW OZ BSI OLO
Journal title
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Languages used
English (eng)
Subject
Developmental Psychopathology; Institute for Management Research; Learning and Plasticity; Neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology; Neuro- en revalidatiepsychologieAbstract
Introduction: The first aim of this study was to explore the mental functions of patients with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning (MID-BIF) in mental health care. The second aim was to examine the differences in mental functions between people with MID-BIF and those with higher educational levels (i.e. further education [FE] and higher education [HE]). Materials and methods: Eleven mental functions were assessed using the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP-200-NL). In total, 245 patients were included, divided into three groups (MID-BIF: N = 52; FE: N = 86; HE: N = 107). Results: Results showed that the MID-BIF group scored relatively high on three mental functions (i.e. the capacity for impulse control and regulation, capacity for defensive functioning, and capacity to construct and use internal standards and ideals). One mental function scored relatively low (the capacity for adaptation, resiliency, and strength). Regarding group comparisons, similar patterns in average scores emerged, and the HE group scored higher than the MID-BIF and the FE groups on most mental functions. Discussion: The mental functions of the HE group were most adaptive, whereas the mental functions of the FE and MID-BIF groups were less adaptive and on a similar level in each of these groups.
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