Exploring good mental health for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative interview study with mental health experts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most mental health research focuses on mental disorders, with a paucity of studies exploring good mental health. Widely used definitions of good mental health (e.g., WHO's) include several aspects of positive human functioning as predisposing to mental health. According to diagnostic criteria, people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are impaired in their functioning levels (e.g., intellectual functioning, adaptive skills). Existing definitions of good mental health may therefore not be applicable to an ID population.

Objective

We aimed to explore the perspectives of experts on good mental health in people with ID to shed light on the constitutive factors of good mental health in this population.

Methods

Semi-structured expert interviews with open-ended q

SUBMITTER: Komenda-Schned S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12164140 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature