Reassurance seeking and depression in adults with mild intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 917-929

  Hartley, Sigan L ^a   Lickel, A Hayes ^b   MacLean Jr , W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Intellectual disability; Interpersonal; Reassurance seeking; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REASSURANCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54149099347     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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