Mental Health Needs in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: Cross-Sectional Survey of a Service Sample

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-261

  Hassiotis, A ^a   Turk, J ^b  

^a Department of Mental Health Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behaviour checklist; Intellectual disabilities; Mental health; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859572986     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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