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ERIC Number: EJ1456322
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1931-5864
EISSN: EISSN-1931-5872
Parent Perceptions of Occurrence, Predictors, and Treatment of Mental Health Concerns in Youth with Intellectual Disability with or without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Christina Carrier; Carly Magnacca; Ethan Rinaldo; Jeffrey Esteves; Adrienne Perry
Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v18 n1 p119-135 2025
Introduction: Mental health concerns have been noted to be highly prevalent for youth with intellectual disability (ID), with or without autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of the current study was to examine a Canadian sample of youth with ID, with or without ASD, to explore caregiver-reported percentages, predictors, and treatment methods for mental health concerns. Method: The sample included 358 caregivers who completed the GO4KIDDS survey on behalf of their child between the ages of 4 and 20 years (M = 11.36; SD = 3.82). Results: In total, 56% of youth with ID (with or without ASD) were reported to experience mental health concerns. Adaptive functioning and diagnosis were significant predictors of mental health concerns. Of the youth who were reported to experience mental health concerns, 80% received some type of treatment, most commonly informal therapies (52%). Conclusion: More than half of the samples were reported to experience mental health concerns and while the majority received some type of treatment, many of the treatments utilized are not evidence-based.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Scales of Independent Behavior
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