Depression Treatment Options for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

This research project was conducted in a group home in Illinois. It used a quasiexperimental design to implement a cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) protocol for treating minimal/mild depression in individuals with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities. This was done through a 2-fold approach that involved providing an educational module to the group home ’s clinical staff on depression recognition and treatment and providing the patients with minimal/mild depression with weekly CBT for 10 weeks.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research