Systematic review on the application and effectiveness of treatments based on mindfulness in people with intellectual disabilities
Abstract
The aim of this work was to carry out a systematic review of scientific studies that have applied psychological mindfulness-based treatments on people with intellectual disabilities to delve into the available evidence regarding their applicability and efficiency. Therefore, a bibliographic research was carried out for the different data bases from July 2015 to May 2016 and different references were taken between 2000 and 2015. Thirteen relevant articles were chosen and analyzed. The reported findings suggested that the mindfulness-based therapies seems to have a positive influence on the behavior and emotions of people over sixteen with borderline, medium and moderate intellectual disabilities. However, these findings should be carefully interpreted due to the methodological limitations identified in the reviewed studies, and it is necessary to continue investigating and improving research designs in order that they can confirm the initial results.References
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