The effect of reminiscence group work on life satisfaction, self-esteem and mood of ageing people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-33

  Van Puyenbroeck, Joris ^a,c   Maes, Bea ^b  

^a University College Brussels   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c European University   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Older people; Reminiscence; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349114062     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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