Depressive episodes in adults with learning disabilities

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 105-113

  Cooper, Sally Ann ^a   Collacott, Richard A ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

depression; Down's syndrome; mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; REVIEW;

EID: 0029739384     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700002664     Document Type: Review

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