Incorporating the views of service users in the development of an integrated psychiatric service for people with learning disabilities

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-29

  Parkes, Charles ^a   Samuels, Sarah ^b   Hassiotis, Angela ^b   Lynggaard, Henrik ^c   Hall, Ian ^c  

^a Camden Learning Disabilities Service   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated services; Learning disabilities; Mental health; Semi structured interviews; Service evaluation; Users' views

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947639504     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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