Review of strategies for treating sleep problems in persons with severe or profound mental retardation or multiple handicaps

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-186

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Basili, Gabriella ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Senigallia General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONOTHERAPY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONOTHERAPY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELATONIN; MENTAL RETARDATION; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 0032858624     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1999)104<0170:ROSFTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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