The impact of abuse on men and women with severe learning disabilities and their families

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-180

  O'Callaghan, Ali C ^a   Murphy, Glynis ^a   Clare, Isabel C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse and intellectual disabilities; Abuse and learning disabilities; Abuse and vulnerable adults; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249812206     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2003.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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