TY - JOUR AU - Griffith, Gemma Maria AU - Jones, Robert AU - Hastings, Richard Patrick AU - Crane, Rebecca S. AU - Roberts, Judith AU - Williams, Jonathan AU - Bryning, Lucy AU - Hoare, Zoe AU - Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor PY - 2016 DA - 2016/09/20 TI - Can a mindfulness-informed intervention reduce aggressive behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities? Protocol for a feasibility study JO - Pilot and Feasibility Studies SP - 58 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Approximately 10–20 % of adults with intellectual disabilities engage in challenging behaviours such as aggression, destructiveness, and self-injury, which are often accompanied by feelings of anger. The inability to manage anger can reduce quality of life. For example, aggression is a strong predictor of out-of-area placements and is a risk variable for abuse. Recent research suggests that mindfulness-based therapies (specifically, Singh’s Soles of the Feet meditation) can help people with intellectual disabilities manage angry emotions, with resultant reductions in challenging behaviour. However, previous research has been single-case design studies, and no group studies have been published with people with intellectual disabilities and aggressive behaviour. SN - 2055-5784 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0098-3 DO - 10.1186/s40814-016-0098-3 ID - Griffith2016 ER -