Sophie successfully defends her doctoral thesis

We are very happy to share that Sophie Komenda-Schned successfully defended her dissertation, “What is Good Mental Health in People with Intellectual Disabilities? A Participatory Mixed Methods Approach“ at the University of Vienna. In her dissertation, she explored what constitutes good mental health for people with intellectual disabilities, using a participatory mixed methods approach.

Sophie's work was evaluated by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Burtscher and Prof. Dr. Katrina Scior.

We would like to congratulate her on her great achievements and excellent work. Her commitment and results make a valuable contribution to a more inclusive, evidence-based understanding of mental health.

All of her publications from this project can be found here:

👉 Conceptualising good mental health for people with intellectual disabilities: An inclusive delphi study

👉 Good mental health for people with intellectual disabilities: a participatory focus group study

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

👉 Concepts of good mental health and wellbeing in people with intellectual disability: Study protocol for a systematic review

👉 Good mental health in people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review

You can also find a delightful LinkedIn post by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Burtscher about Sophie's thesis defense here:

👉 LinkedIn post by Reinhard Burtscher