Understanding distress in people with severe communication difficulties : developing and assessing the Disability Distress Assessment Tool (DisDAT).

Claud Regnard; Bill Watson; Dorothy Matthews; Joanna Reynolds; Lynn Gibson; Charlotte Clarke

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00875.x

Understanding distress in people with severe communication difficulties : developing and assessing the Disability Distress Assessment Tool (DisDAT).

Claud Regnard, Bill Watson, Dorothy Matthews, Joanna Reynolds, Lynn Gibson, Charlotte Clarke

Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing

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This study examined the use of an innovative tool designed to assess distress in adults with severe communication difficulties. The tool has influenced practice nationally and internationally and is cited within the good practice guidelines of MENCAP’s UK campaign “Death by Indifference”. The clinical team form an NHS Beacon site.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-292
Journal	Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00875.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

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