Interventions aimed at increasing knowledge and improving attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities among lay people

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3482-3495

  Seewooruttun, Leila ^a   Scior, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Contact; Intellectual disabilities; Intervention; Knowledge; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN RELATION; PREJUDICE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL STIGMA;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84916881310     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.07.028     Document Type: Review

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