The effect of stimulation on stereotyped behaviour of a woman with a profound learning disability

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-329

  Fallon, John ^a   Whitaker, Simon ^a,b  

^a CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Prncs Royal Community Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTYPY; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030465985     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1352465800015228     Document Type: Article

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