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Shop-lifting as a Symptom of Stress in Families of Mentally Handicapped Persons

A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Meera Roy
Meera Roy*
Affiliation:
Birmingham University Department of Mental Handicap, Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, Kidderminster, DY10 3PP
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Abstract

A case of shop-lifting involving the father of a severely handicapped school-leaver is described. The need to support families during the transition of the handicapped person from school to a work environment is emphasised.

Type
Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 845 - 846
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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