Staff beliefs about the challenging behaviors of children and adults with mental retardation

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 775-790

  Hastings, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IRRITABILITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STAFF TRAINING; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0030724556     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(97)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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