Life events and mental illness in people with learning disabilities

Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 445-447

  Biswas, Asit B ^a,b   Furniss, Frederick G ^a,b  

^a Hesley Group ^*

^b Hesley Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abuse; affective disorder; behaviour disorder; bereavement; cognitive behavioural intervention; depression; intellectual disability; life events; mental illness; psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 70350774244     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mppsy.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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