Group psychotherapy for trauma-related disorders in people with intellectual disabilities

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 40-45

  Razza, Nancy J ^a   Tomasulo, Daniel J ^b   Sobsey, Dick ^c  

^a Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental psychology; Group psychotherapy; Intellectual disabilities; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862592784     PISSN: 20441282     EISSN: 20441290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20441281111180655     Document Type: Article

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