?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Traumatic+experiences+and+life+events+in+people+with+%0D%0Aintellectual+disability&rft.creator=Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+&rft.creator=Martorell%2C+Almudena&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=Purpose+of+review+%0D%0AThe+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+%0D%0Adisability.+%0D%0A%0D%0ARecent+%EF%AC%81ndings+%0D%0AThe+area+has+not+developed+signi%EF%AC%81cantly+in+the+last+years.+Although+life+events+have++been+associated+with+a+range+of+mental+health+problems%2C+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%2C+mainly+because++establishing+a+clear+cut-off+point+between+the+two+types+of+events+is+not+always+possible.++In+addition%2C+traumatic+experiences+per+se%2C+and+as+potential+predictors+of++psychopathology%2C+have+been+scarcely+investigated+in+people+with+intellectual+disability.+%0D%0A%0D%0ASummary+%0D%0AThe+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%2C+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.+%0D%0A&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7228%2F1%2FTraumatic_experiences_COP_2008.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tsakanikos%2C+Elias++and+Martorell%2C+Almudena++(2008)+Traumatic+experiences+and+life+events+in+people+with+intellectual+disability.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7228%2F