Mental health services for people with intellectual disability: challenges to care delivery

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-164

  Chaplin, Eddie ^a,b   O'hara, Jean ^a   Holt, Geraldine ^a,b   Bouras, Nick ^a,b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Commissioning; Intellectual disability; Mental health; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Service development

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149095890     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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