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Cytowska, Beata; Zierkiewicz, Edyta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The text presents the opinions of women with intellectual disabilities about their lives and experiences in Polish society. The key recurring issue in the participants' statements was health in the light of their disability and femininity. Methods: For the purpose of this study, focus group interviews were conducted with 20 women with…
Descriptors: Health, Experience, Females, Intellectual Disability
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Levine, Kathryn Ann; Proulx, Jocelyn; Schwartz, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Women with intellectual/developmental disabilities in conflict with the law experience childhood trauma, substance abuse and intimate partner violence but continue to have difficulty accessing appropriate therapeutic services, both within correctional settings and upon discharge. The aim of this study is to explore women's service…
Descriptors: Females, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Law Enforcement
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Jensen, Craig C.; Lydersen, Tore; Johnson, Paul R.; Weiss, Shannon R.; Marconi, Michael R.; Cleave, Mary L.; Weber, Patricia – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Using mechanical restraints to protect a person who engaged in dangerous self-injury was decreased by manipulation of an establishing operation involving the client choosing the staff person who would work with her. Materials and Methods: The client was a 28-year-old woman diagnosed with autism, bipolar disorder, static cerebral…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Adults