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The relationship between challenging behaviour and anxiety in adults with intellectual disabilities: a literature review
Author(s) -
Pruijssers A. C.,
Meijel B.,
Maaskant M.,
Nijssen W.,
Achterberg T.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/jir.12012
Subject(s) - anxiety , association (psychology) , psychology , intellectual disability , clinical psychology , psychiatry , population , medicine , psychotherapist , environmental health
Background Anxiety and challenging behaviour ( CB ) often occur simultaneously in people with intellectual disabilities ( ID ). Understanding the associations between anxiety and CB may contribute to more accurate diagnoses and management of both anxiety and CB in this population. Aims To examine the relationship between anxiety and CB . Methods A literature review covering the period from J anuary 2000 to J anuary 2012. Results Seven studies about the relationship between psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, and CB were identified. These studies confirm the relationship between anxiety and CB in people with ID , although the precise nature of this relationship remains unclear. Conclusions The study points toward the existence of a moderate association between anxiety and CB . Further research is needed to clarify the complex nature of the association between anxiety and CB .