The British Journal of Psychiatry 152: 845-846 (1988)
© 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Shop-lifting as a symptom of stress in families of mentally handicapped persons. A case report
M Roy
Birmingham University Department of Mental Handicap, Lea Castle Hospital, Wolverley, Kidderminster.
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.