Mental health implications for sexually abused adults with mental retardation: Some clinical research findings

Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Matich Maroney, Jeanne ^a  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Anxiety; Depression; Developmental disability; Intellectual; Mental retardation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SELECTION; PROUT STROHMER ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY INVENTORY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUALITY; STANDARDIZATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0037246798     PISSN: 10573291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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