The role of Residential Homelikeness in promoting community participation by adults with mental retardation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-190

  Egli, Mark ^a   Feurer, Irene ^a   Roper, Todd ^a   Thompson, Travis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community participation; Mental retardation; Residential architecture; Staff Attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036001328     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(02)00096-3     Document Type: Article

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