Silenced grief: Living with the death of a child with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 637-648

  Todd, Stuart ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Death; Family; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY RELATION; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RATING SCALE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; GRIEF; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 34447137037     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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