Coping with Death and Bereavement: A Proactive Intervention Program for Adults with Intellectual Disability Fernández Ávalos, María Inmaculada Fernández Alcántara, Manuel Cruz Quintana, Francisco Turnbull, Oliver Ferrer Cascales, Rosario Pérez Marfil, María Nieves Intellectual disability Concept of death Bereavement MIFA is funded by a FPU predoctoral research grant (Ref: UAFPU2018-026) from the University of Alicante, Spain. Introduction: People with intellectual disability (ID) experience the process of grief in the face of the loss of a loved, like the general population. However, there are a series of risk factors characteristic of this population that can hinder the development of adaptive grief, including cognitive and affective aspects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief intervention program in people with ID to improve understanding of the concept of death, grief processes, and adaptive attitudes. Method: A mixed method design was used. A total of 38 people with ID participated. The variables measured were: grief, biological and cognitive concept about death. Results: The program increased understanding in dimensions of the concept of death of Inevitability and Universality, and showed a greater understanding and healthier attitudes regarding death and grief. Conclusions: It is recommended that in future research studies, education on death be worked as early as possible in people with ID, in order to prevent future pathological grief. 2025-12-17T08:49:00Z 2025-12-17T08:49:00Z 2023 journal article Published version: Fernández-Ávalos, M. I., Fernández-Alcántara, M., Cruz-Quintana, F., Turnbull, O. H., Ferrer-Cascales, R., y Pérez-Marfil, M. N. (2023). Coping with Death and Bereavement: A Proactive Intervention Program for Adults with Intellectual Disability. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16(4), 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2023.2169420 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/108881 10.1080/19315864.2023.2169420 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ embargoed access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Taylor and Francis