Title
Stress in mentally retarded children and adolescents
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
1991
Document Type
Book Chapter
Subjects
Stress, Psychological; Mentally Disabled Persons; Intellectual Disability; Child; Adolescent
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
Discusses the effects of a stressful family climate on an intellectually disabled child.
Source
Siperstein, G. N. & Wenz-Gross, M. (1991). Stress in mentally retarded children and adolescents. In M. E. Colten and S. Gore (Eds.) Adolescence and stress: Causes and consequences. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, p. 237-256. A partial preview of this chapter is available via Google Books.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Adolescence and stress: Causes and consequences
Repository Citation
Siperstein, Gary N. and Wenz-Gross, Melodie, "Stress in mentally retarded children and adolescents" (1991). Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center Publications and Presentations. 557.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_cmhsr/557
Comments
At the time of publication, Melodie Wenz-Gross was not yet affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.