Shop-lifting as a symptom of stress in families of mentally handicapped persons. A case report.
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.
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Birmingham University Department of Mental Handicap, Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, Kidderminster.
D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D013800:Theft