Persons with developmental disabilities exposed to interpersonal violence and crime: Strategies and guidance for assessment

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-13

  Focht New, Ginny ^a   Clements, Paul T ^b   Barol, Beth ^a   Faulkner, Martha J ^c   Service, Kathryn Pekala ^d  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Franklin Hampshire Area Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Developmental disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Interpersonal violence; Mental retardation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CRIME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEAR; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 37649010373     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2008.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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