Mental Retardation and Domestic Violence: An Ecological Approach to Intervention

Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-89

  Carlson, Bonnie E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Domestic violence; Ecological perspective; Mental retardation; Woman abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MENTAL RETARDATION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0030636773     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/42.1.79     Document Type: Article

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