Psychopathology in williams syndrome: The effect of individual differences across the life span

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-109

  Dodd, Helen F ^a   Porter, Melanie A ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognition; Developmental disorders; Mental health; Psychopathology; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009545944     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315860902725867     Document Type: Article

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