PTSD and its treatment in people with intellectual disabilities. A review of the literature

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-316

  Mevissen, L ^a   de Jongh, A ^b,c,d  

^a Accare   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Centre for Special Dental Care SBT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Intellectual disability (ID); Learning disabilities (LD); Mental retardation (MR); Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Prevalence; Psychological trauma; Trauma treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77549088094     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.12.005     Document Type: Review

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