Individual and Group Psychotherapy Approaches for Persons with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 365-386

  Hurley, Anne DesNoyers ^a   Tomasulo, Daniel J ^c   Pfadt, Albert G ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Counseling; Developmental disabilities; Mental retardation; Psychiatric disorders; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032334553     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021806605662     Document Type: Article

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