Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and participation in decision making: Ethical considerations for professional-client practice

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-125

  Lotan, Gurit ^a   Ells, Carolyn ^b  

^a Department of Psychology   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77955037397     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-48.2.112     Document Type: Article

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