The impact of traumatic and stressful life events on the relatives of trauma-exposed adults with severe or moderate intellectual disabilities: “Each time a piece of your strength breaks off”
Professionals must be aware of the effects of trauma on relatives of individuals with severe or moderate intellectual disabilities. Further research needs to explore differences among relatives.
Authors
- Liesbeth Mevissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5516-4040)
- Robert Didden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-4269)
- Nienke Peters‐Scheffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-0241)
- Annemieke Hoogstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-1173)
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group (NL)
- Innofeet (NL)
- Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2025.2525661
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00