An exploratory study of teachers' knowledge about the symptoms of depression in young people with and without intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-195

  Taggart, Laurence ^a   Mcmullan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Education; Intellectual disability; Teachers' knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34347250875     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629507076931     Document Type: Article

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