An anxious time? Exploring the nature of worries experienced by young people with a mild to moderate intellectual disability as they make the transition to adulthood

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 398-411

  Forte, Marisa ^a   Jahoda, Andrew ^a   Dagnan, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054804278     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.2010.02002.x     Document Type: Article

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