Assessing mental status in persons with mental retardation

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 27-31

  Hamer, Beth A ^a,b  

^a Regional Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

^b RR #1 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032065752     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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