title: Using Questions in Cognitive Therapy with People with Intellectual Disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is increasing interest in the provision of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people with intellectual disabilities. A small number of studies have begun to address therapy process issues.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to contribute to process research through the development of a taxonomy of question types for use in analysing therapy interactions in CBT for people with intellectual disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A taxonomy of CBT question types was adapted and applied to the transcriptions of session 4 and 9 of 15 CBT therapy dyads.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The taxonomy was reliably applied to the data. Therapists used significantly more questions in session 4 than in session 9, therapists used fewer questions in the final quarter of all sessions, and therapists used more questions with people with higher IQ scores in session 4 but not in session 9.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The taxonomy of questions is reliable and may be used in future studies of CBT therapy process with people with intellectual disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust and University of Lancaster,UK.
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dagnan
authors.affiliation: University of Glasgow,Scotland.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pulford
authors.affiliation: University of Edinburgh,Scotland.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cathers
authors.affiliation: University of Glasgow,Scotland.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jahoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002965:Classification; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: CBT; Intellectual disabilities; question types; therapy process