Stakeholder views on the barriers and facilitators of psychosocial interventions to address reduction in aggressive challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities.
Athanasia KouroupaLeila HamzaAisha RafiqAngela HassiotisPenny RapaportAndrew JahodaLaurence TaggartLiz SteedSally-Ann CooperCraig MelvilleLouise MarstonRoyston RoystonAfia AliPublished in: NIHR open research (2023)
Findings highlight the valued components that maximise positive change in adults with intellectual disabilities who display aggressive challenging behaviour. Several operational adjustments including referral criteria, roles of professionals and workforce issues need to be addressed in services to maximise the implementation of psychosocial interventions to reduce aggressive challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disabilities.