ERIC Number: EJ1188796
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Publication Date: 2016
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The Feasibility of Psychomotor Therapy in Acute Mental Health Services for Adults with Intellectual Disability
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v41 n1 p54-60 2016
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.
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Therapy, Sensory Experience, Human Body, Intellectual Disability, Adults, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Comorbidity
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Language: English
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