Table 1.

Psychological interventions with empirical support for people with intellectual disability

Generation	Intervention	Goal	Degree of recommendation
First: Behavioral therapies	Applied behavior analysis	Problem behaviors	A
	Positive behavior support		B
Second: Cognitive-behavioral therapies	Cognitive-behavioral therapy	Anger, aggression; Depression	C
Third: Contextual therapies	Mindfulness-based therapy	Aggression	D
	Mindfulness-based positive behavior support	Problem behaviors
	Compassion-focused therapy	Self-criticism unfavorable social comparison; Negative social comparison	D
	Dialectical behavior therapy	Wellbeing	D
	Acceptance and commitment therapy	Obsessive thoughts	D