Lived Experiences of a Psychoeducational Course by Relatives of Young Adults with Mild Intellectual Disability
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Authors
- Marit Therese Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6582-1182)
- Hege Almeland Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8846-1175)
- Helene Rosvoll
- Ingfrid Oppistov Lien
- Anita Skoglund Birkeland
Institutions
- University of New Haven (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19349491.2026.2723891
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00