The subjective experiences of people with an intellectual disability and diagnosis of schizophrenia who are detained in a medium secure unit

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-389

  Cookson, Alex ^a   Dickson, Joanne ^b  

^a MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Schizophrenia; Subjective experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954644060     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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