Mental health and special educational needs: Exploring a complex relationship

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Rose, Richard ^a   Howley, Marie ^b   Fergusson, Ann ^b   Jament, Johnson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Learning difficulties; Mental health; Residential schools; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049114591     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2008.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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