The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability
Background. Psychomotor therapy enables people to reflect on the relationship between experiences and feelings by starting from awareness of bodily responses rather than from awareness of emotion. In this study we examine PsyMot (ID), an assessment that directs this psychological therapy. Method....
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| author | Kay, Joshua J Clegg, Jennifer A. Emck, Claudia Standen, Penny J. |
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| description | Background. Psychomotor therapy enables people to reflect on the relationship between experiences and feelings by starting from awareness of bodily responses rather than from awareness of emotion. In this study we examine PsyMot (ID), an assessment that directs this psychological therapy.
Method. Twelve suitable consecutive admissions were recruited from a specialist intellectual disability (ID) assessment and treatment unit for adults. Video-recordings of PsyMot (ID) allowed assessment of interrater reliability (IRR). Treatment goals indicated by PsyMot (ID) were addressed using psychomotor therapy as part of a comprehensive program of interventions.
Results. Psychomotor therapy was both feasible and popular with patients who participated without any adverse effects. Nine patients completed PsyMot (ID). IRR of the treatment goals identified by all 3 raters was good to excellent in 81% cases, but there were discrepancies for individual items.
Conclusions. PsyMot (ID) and psychomotor therapy is feasible within this context, and enriched the clinical team's formulation. Further studies of reliability and efficacy should be undertaken. |
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| spelling | nottingham-412792020-05-04T17:39:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41279/ The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability Kay, Joshua J Clegg, Jennifer A. Emck, Claudia Standen, Penny J. Background. Psychomotor therapy enables people to reflect on the relationship between experiences and feelings by starting from awareness of bodily responses rather than from awareness of emotion. In this study we examine PsyMot (ID), an assessment that directs this psychological therapy. Method. Twelve suitable consecutive admissions were recruited from a specialist intellectual disability (ID) assessment and treatment unit for adults. Video-recordings of PsyMot (ID) allowed assessment of interrater reliability (IRR). Treatment goals indicated by PsyMot (ID) were addressed using psychomotor therapy as part of a comprehensive program of interventions. Results. Psychomotor therapy was both feasible and popular with patients who participated without any adverse effects. Nine patients completed PsyMot (ID). IRR of the treatment goals identified by all 3 raters was good to excellent in 81% cases, but there were discrepancies for individual items. Conclusions. PsyMot (ID) and psychomotor therapy is feasible within this context, and enriched the clinical team's formulation. Further studies of reliability and efficacy should be undertaken. Informa Healthcare 2016-03-31 Article PeerReviewed Kay, Joshua J, Clegg, Jennifer A., Emck, Claudia and Standen, Penny J. (2016) The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 41 (1). pp. 54-60. ISSN 1469-9532 intellectual disability mental health challenging behaviour psychological therapy psychomotor therapy assessment http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13668250.2015.1094037 doi:10.3109/13668250.2015.1094037 doi:10.3109/13668250.2015.1094037 |
| spellingShingle | intellectual disability mental health challenging behaviour psychological therapy psychomotor therapy assessment Kay, Joshua J Clegg, Jennifer A. Emck, Claudia Standen, Penny J. The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| title | The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| title_full | The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| title_fullStr | The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| title_full_unstemmed | The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| title_short | The feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| title_sort | feasibility of psychomotor therapy in acute mental health services for adults with intellectual disability |
| topic | intellectual disability mental health challenging behaviour psychological therapy psychomotor therapy assessment |
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