Menstrual discomfort as a biological setting event for severe problem behavior: Assessment and intervention

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-133+145

  Carr, Edward G ^a   Smith, Christopher E ^a   Giacin, Theresa A ^a   Whelan, Bernadette M ^a   Pancari, Joseph ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037340429     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108<0117:MDAABS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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