A prospective analysis of life events, problem behaviours and depression in adults with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 248-258

  Esbensen, Anna J ^a,b   Benson, B A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour problems; Depression; Intellectual disability; Life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33644691185     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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