The development of a new integrated mental health service for people with learning disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 82-87

  Hall, Ian ^a   Higgins, Alan ^a   Parkes, Charles ^b   Hassiotis, Angela ^c   Samuels, Sarah ^c  

^a Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b East London and the City MHT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning disabilities; Mental illness; Mental retardation; Policy; Service development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646675272     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2005.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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