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Miguel Ángel Verdugo

Miguel Ángel Verdugo

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Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
12589
World Ranking
5600
National Ranking
62

Overview

Miguel Ángel Verdugo is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Medicine, Social Sciences, and Psychology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to the study of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The scientist's work concentrates on several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, Education, and Epidemiology. These areas intersect with main research topics focused on Disability Education and Employment, Family and Disability Support Research, Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability research, Aging, Health and Disability, Social Sciences and Policies, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, as well as Healthcare innovation and challenges.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Miguel Ángel Verdugo include Antonio M. Amor, Laura E. Gómez, Patricia Navas, Robert L. Schalock, and Alba Aza.

Common publication venues for their work include Research in Developmental Disabilities, Siglo Cero, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, and the PsycTESTS Dataset.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Miguel Ángel Verdugo illustrate a focus on the lived experiences and health conditions of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These include:

  • "Supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic from their own perspective" (2020, Research in Developmental Disabilities)
  • "A New Paradigm in the Field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Characteristics and Evaluation" (2021, Psicothema)
  • "Perceptions of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities about COVID-19 in Spain: a cross-sectional study" (2021, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
  • "El modelo de calidad de vida y apoyos: la unión tras veinticinco años de caminos paralelos" (2021, Siglo Cero)
  • "Chronic Health Conditions in Aging Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Best Publications

  • Handbook on Quality of Life for Human Service Practitioners

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Angel Verdugo Alonso

  • The Renaming of Mental Retardation: Understanding the Change to the Term Intellectual Disability

    Robert L. Schalock;Ruth A. Luckasson;Karrie A. Shogren

  • The relationship between quality of life and self-determination: an international study.

    Y. Lachapelle;M. L. Wehmeyer;M.-C. Haelewyck;Y. Courbois

  • Quality of life and its measurement: important principles and guidelines.

    Miguel A. Verdugo;R. L. Schalock;K. D. Keith;R. J. Stancliffe;R. J. Stancliffe

  • Calidad de vida: manual para profesionales de la educación, salud y servicios sociales

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso

  • Conceptualizing Supports and the Support Needs of People With Intellectual Disability

    James R Thompson;Valerie J Bradley;Wil H E Buntinx;Robert L Schalock

  • Cross-Cultural Study of Quality of Life Indicators

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Angel Verdugo;Christina Jenaro;Mian Wang

  • The concept of quality of life and its role in enhancing human rights in the field of intellectual disability.

    M. A. Verdugo;P. Navas;L. E. Gómez;R. L. Schalock

  • The conceptualization and measurement of quality of life: implications for program planning and evaluation in the field of intellectual disabilities.

    Robert L. Schalock;Gordon S. Bonham;Miguel A. Verdugo

  • Quality of Life Model Development and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability

    Robert L. Schalock;Kenneth D. Keith;Miguel Á. Verdugo;Laura E. Gómez

  • The intellectual disability construct and its relation to human functioning.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Wil H. E. Buntinx;Yves Lachapelle;Ruth A. Luckasson

  • International Perspectives and Trends in Research on Inclusive Education: A Systematic Review.

    Antonio M. Amor;Mayumi Hagiwara;Karrie A. Shogren;James R. Thompson

  • Examining the Factor Structure and Hierarchical Nature of the Quality of Life Construct.

    Mian Wang;Robert L. Schalock;Miguel A. Verdugo;Christina Jenaro

  • Cross-cultural study of person-centred quality of life domains and indicators: a replication

    C. Jenaro;M. A. Verdugo;C. Caballo;G. Balboni

  • EL CAMBIO DE PARADIGMA EN LA CONCEPCION DEL RETRASO MENTAL: LA NUEVA DEFINICION DE LA AAMR

    Miguel Angel Verdugo Alonso

  • Moving Us Toward a Theory of Individual Quality of Life.

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel A. Verdugo;Laura E. Gomez;Hans S. Reinders

  • The maltreatment of intellectually handicapped children and adolescents

    Miguel A. Verdugo;Belen G. Bermejo;Jesus Fuertes

  • PHS : Programa de habilidades sociales : programas conductuales alternativos

    Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso;María Inés Monjas Casares;Teresa San José Rodríguez;María Elena San Román Muñoz

  • Evidence-based practices in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities: An international consensus approach §

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Angel Verdugo;Laura E. Gomez

  • Characteristics and needs of people with intellectual disability who have higher IQs

    Martha E Snell;Ruth Luckasson;Val Bradley

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Schalock
Robert L. Schalock University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Michael L. Wehmeyer University of Kansas
Karrie A. Shogren
Karrie A. Shogren University of Kansas
Roger J. Stancliffe
Roger J. Stancliffe University of Sydney
Laura Nota
Laura Nota University of Padua

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