TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints7228
UR  - http://cogprints.org/7228/
A1  - Tsakanikos, Elias 
A1  - Martorell, Almudena
TI  - Traumatic experiences and life events in people with 
intellectual disability
Y1  - 2008///
N2  - Purpose of review 
The aim of this article is to present and critically evaluate recent research on life events  and traumatic experiences as predictors of psychopathology in people with intellectual 
disability. 

Recent ?ndings 
The area has not developed signi?cantly in the last years. Although life events have  been associated with a range of mental health problems, only few studies have tried to  clarify their role in psychopathology. It is often the case that differences between  life events and traumatic experiences have been overlooked, mainly because  establishing a clear cut-off point between the two types of events is not always possible.  In addition, traumatic experiences per se, and as potential predictors of  psychopathology, have been scarcely investigated in people with intellectual disability. 

Summary 
The role of recent life events and traumatic experiences across the life-span of people  with intellectual disability deserves more research. An outstanding question is  whether these events are risk factors or triggering factors, as well as how to differentiate  between traumatic and life events. Identifying possible protective factors for mental  health seems to be a very promising line for future research with important clinical  implications. 

AV  - public
KW  - intellectual disability
KW  -  life events
KW  -  mental health
KW  -  psychopathology
KW  -  traumatic 
experiences
KW  -  vulnerability models 

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