'It's like an itch and I want to get it away but it's still there' : understandings and experiences of anxiety and depression among young people with intellectual disabilities
Stalker, Kirsten and Jahoda, Andrew and Wilson, Alastair and Cairney, Anja (2011) 'It's like an itch and I want to get it away but it's still there' : understandings and experiences of anxiety and depression among young people with intellectual disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 13 (4). pp. 311-326. ISSN 1501-7419 (https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2010.540836)
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Abstract
This paper reports findings from a study funded by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities which aimed to explore experiences of anxiety and depression among 17 young people with learning disabilities in Scotland. A series of unstructured interviews were conducted with the young people while one semi-structured interview took place with their families and/ or with relevant professionals. The young people talked about their distress in various ways, including medical terms, bodily sensations, feelings and emotions, behaviours, and specific fears. Those who could identify the cause(s) of their distress referred to stressful life events, troublesome medical conditions, difficulties negotiating the transition to adulthood and social isolation. The young people said relatively little about what helped reduce their distress: a few had good formal or informal support while others had tried to develop their own coping strategies. The findings are discussed in relation to social crisis theory. Policy and practice implications are highlighted.
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Item type: Article ID code: 27893 Dates: DateEventMay 2011Published25 May 2011Published OnlineSubjects: Social Sciences > Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Institute of Education > Education
Faculty of Education > Educational and Professional StudiesDepositing user: Miss Darcy Spiller Date deposited: 12 Oct 2010 14:26 Last modified: 16 Aug 2024 14:16 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/27893