The lost patrol? Will clinical psychology make any worthwhile difference to the lives of children with learning disabilities and their families?

Clinical Psychology Forum

Volumn , Issue 191, 2008, Pages 15-19

  Clements, John ^a   Hassall, Richard ^b,c  

^a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ^*

^b Leeds PCT   (United Kingdom)

^c Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service   (United Kingdom)

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