'My heart is always where he is'. Perspectives of mothers of young people with severe intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour living at home

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-224

  Hubert, Jane ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Family carers; Identity; Mother child relationships; Severe intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961155021     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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