Presentation, assessment and treatment of depression in a young woman with learning disability and autism

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 102-108

  Long, Karen ^a   Wood, Harry ^a   Holmes, Nan ^a  

^a Weston Green Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645636257     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2000.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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