Psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and mental ill-health

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 456-460

  Dagnan, Dave ^a,b  

^a Lillyhall Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Mental ill health; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEISURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34548424510     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3282ab9963     Document Type: Review

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