A therapist-led treatment for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in adults with intellectual disabilitiesMental and Behavioural Disorders
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 325
Patients with intellectual disabilities (PwID)
1. Aged > = 18 to < = 65
2. Meeting criteria for a diagnosis of ID
3. Meeting ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for PTSD
4. Major identified trauma at least a year earlier
5. Able to communicate in English and to provide informed consent to both the referral and study participation
Carers
1. Aged > = 18 and over
2. A family member or carer of a person with ID who has consented to participate in the trial
3. Able to communicate in English and to provide informed consent to study participation
1. Assessed by the clinical team as at high risk and/or requiring urgent treatment
2. Currently in therapy and unwilling to intermit
3. Previously completed a course of EMDR
4. Psychosis not well controlled by medication
5. Change of psychotropic medication or dosage within the last month
6. Unable to complete the assessments.
7. Any medical condition or treatment which, in the opinion of investigators, could affect the safety of the participant’s participation or outcomes of the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score at the 8 month (post-treatment) follow up assessment using the Impact of Events Scale-revised for people with intellectual disabiltiies (IES-ID).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method