The treatment of sleep disorders in people with learning disabilities using light therapy

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-145

  Short, C A ^a   Carpenter, P K ^b  

^a Downend Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b Hanham Hall Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed sleep phase syndromelight therapy; Learning disability; Mental handicap; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUN EXPOSURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031810754     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651509809115347     Document Type: Article

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