Determinants of aggression, and adaptive and maladaptive behaviour in older people with Down's syndrome with and without dementia

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 393-399

  Cosgrave, M P ^a,c   Tyrrell, J ^b   McCarron, M ^b   Gill, M ^b   Lawlor, B A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST PATRICK S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviour; Aggression; Dementia; Down's syndrome; Maladaptive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 0032751612     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.043005393.x     Document Type: Article

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