Results of early intervention programmes with Down's syndrome infants are well documented in terms of the effects on the infants' development, but less attention has been given to the reactions of parents who are required to carry out the programmes. A small scale interview study of three groups of parents receiving different 'intensities' of intervention is described. Overall, parents' view of the intervention programmes are positive but the difficulties experienced by some parents point to the need for intervenors to be sensitive to family situations and feelings and for programmes to be flexible enough to meet these needs.

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition affecting quality of life and restricting societal participation. Intensive multidisciplinary bio-psycho-social rehabilitation is essential for this patient group. This study shows improvement in health-related quality of life and pain intensity following such rehabilitation. Emphasizing mindfulness based cognitive therapy and neuroscience patient education improves sleep to more extend than more traditional approach.

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Multidisciplinary interventions for women with chronic pain conditions improved quality of life and pain intensity with lasting improvements observed half a year after treatment completion. Implications for rehabilitation Intensive multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation is essential for chronic pain conditions. This follow-up study shows sustained improvement in health-related quality of life and pain intensity six months after such rehabilitation was completed. Emphasizing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and neuroscience patient education may contribute to less decline in pain intensity from discharge to six-month follow-up compared with a more traditional approach.