Cognitive behavioral therapy as treatment intervention for aggressive behaviors in clients with intellectual disabilities and concomitant mental health conditions
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1 Department of Social Science Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria
2 Department of Continuing Education and Development Studies, University of Calabar, Nigeria,
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8 Department of Special Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria
9 Department of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Nigeria
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Few researchers have examined the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapyin treating aggressive behaviors among individuals with dual diagnosis (intellectual disability andmental health conditions) due to the relatively recent interest in the field of psychopathology inintellectual disability. This study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy intreating aggressive behaviors among clients with dual diagnoses in a community rehabilitationcenter, Ibadan, Oyo state, and the moderating effects of parenting style and socioeconomic statusin the associations.MATERIALS AND METHOD: A 2 × 2 × 2 pre‑test post‑test factorial design was used. Parenting styleand socioeconomic status at two levels each moderated the associations. A sample of 22 participantspurposively selected was exposed to treatment using cognitive behavioral therapy, while the otherfive were exposed to placebo treatment all for 8 weeks. Data collected were analyzed using LineChart and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).RESULTS: Improvements were found in the post‑treatment scores obtained on the Aggressive Scalefor Youths. A reduction in the Aggressive Incidents chart was recorded for each participant in thetreatment group when compared with the control group, using a line chart and Analysis of Covariance(ANCOVA). Evidence also demonstrated that parenting style (authoritarian and authoritative), F (1,14)= 0.75, P <.05, η2 =0.05), and socioeconomic status (high and low), F (1,14) = 0.01, P =0.020, η2=.00), moderated the associations.CONCLUSION: Cognitive behavioral therapy is seen as a treatment intervention for individuals withintellectual disability co‑existing with mental health manifesting aggressive behaviors in the communityor other settings. This should be used to improve the client’s quality of life under these conditions.
