Do transitional social problem solving skills affect levels of distress reported by adolescents with learning disablility

In the context of high prevalence of psychopathology amongst the learning disabled population, the area of adolescent transition was explored. Six transitional 'problem' scenarios were constructed to provide a relevant measure of social problem solving skills. These were correlated with reported measures of depression, anxiety and stress. There was no evidence of a relationship between mood and social problem solving skills in this sample. Factors that may contribute to the existence of psychopathology are discussed