An initial assessment of the psychometric properties of the Complicated Grief Questionnaire for People with Intellectual Disabilities (CGQ-ID)

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1258-1267

  Guerin, Suzanne ^a   Dodd, Philip ^a,b,c,d   Tyrell, Janette ^b   McEvoy, John ^a,e   Buckley, Sarah ^a,f   Hillery, John ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ^*  (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e Navan Co Meath   (Ireland)

^f ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^g Stewart's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bereavement; Complicated grief; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; COMPLICATED GRIEF QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69249219026     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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