Death and learning disability: a vulnerability perspective
Sue Read
(Department of Nursing, Keele University)
David Elliott
(South Staffordshire Health Care Trust)
Abstract
People with learning disabilities often have to cope with death, dying and bereavement without being fully informed of the circumstances and sometimes without being told that death is imminent or indeed has occurred. This paper explores the issues associated with death and dying from the perspective of people with learning disabilities, and considers proactive ways of working in this sensitive area.
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Citation
Read, S. and Elliott, D. (2003), "Death and learning disability: a vulnerability perspective", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200300002
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
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