The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS): The development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2651-2659

  Wigham, S ^a   Hatton, C ^b   Taylor, J L ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Northgate Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Life events; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJURY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LANCASTER AND NORTHGATE TRAUMA SCALE; LIFE EVENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053638925     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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