Managing challenging behaviour in an adult with learning disabilities: The use of low arousal approach

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-171

  McDonnell, Andrew ^a,d   Reeves, Simon ^b   Johnson, Amanda ^a   Lane, Alan ^c  

^a South Birmingham Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^b Comm Challenging Behaviour Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Monyhull Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Defusion; Low arousal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER;

EID: 0031833927     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1352465898000174     Document Type: Article

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