Correspondence between self-ratings and key-workers' ratings of depression in adults with mild learning disabilities

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-495

  Gordon, Michael S ^a   Shevlin, Mark ^a   Tierney, Kevin J ^b   Bunting, Brendan ^a   Trimble, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 36849061101     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466507X194373     Document Type: Article

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