An audit of investigations into allegations of abuse involving adults with intellectual disability.
BACKGROUND: The present paper describes the results of an audit of referrals to a psychology service requesting specialist assistance in the investigation of allegations of abuse. METHODS: The referrals were over a 2-year period and case notes and records were reviewed to analyse the nature of the a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 606 - 617 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2003
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