How far are people with learning disabilities involved in funeral rites?
Many referrals to specialist learning disability services follow bereavement and loss experiences. Research and clinical experience both suggest that people who have not been fully involved in funeral rituals have delayed and/or prolonged grief reactions. This study in a multicultural inner London b...
| Published in: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 42 - 46 |
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| Format: | questionnaire/scale research Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2003
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