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- Depression is prevalent among adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), but there's limited understanding of how it manifests in this group.
- The study analyzed nonverbal social skills in 18 depressed adults with mild ID compared to a similar group without depression, using video recordings of their social interactions.
- Results showed that depressed individuals exhibited maladaptive social behaviors, such as reduced facial expressions, limited movement, and slower responses, highlighting the need for better detection and treatment approaches for depression in those with ID.
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Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual disability (ID), yet little is known about depressive behaviors in an ID population. This study examined the nonverbal social skills of 18 adults with mild ID diagnosed with depression and a matched sample of adults with mild ID without depression. Nonverbal social skills were coded from videotapes of actual social interactions. Results indicate that adults with mild ID diagnosed with depression evidence a profile of maladaptive nonverbal social skills including limited body movement, a restricted range of facial expressions, infrequent smiling, speaking in a flat and quiet voice, and taking a long time to respond to the questions or comments of a social partner. Findings from this study have implications for enhancing the early detection and diagnosis of depression and guiding theories of and treatments for depression in an ID population.
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