The relationship between life events and psychopathology amongst children with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Hatton, Chris ^a   Emerson, Eric ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Families; Intellectual disabilities; Life events; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042858784     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-2322.2004.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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