Exploring the meaning of trauma with adults with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-142

  Mitchell, Anna ^a,e   Clegg, Jennifer ^b   Furniss, Frederick ^c,d  

^a Learning Disabilities Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Hesley Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Clinical Psychologist   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Intellectual disability; IPA; Life events; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646740839     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2005.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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