Reducing indices of unhappiness among individuals with profound multiple disabilities during therapeutic exercise routines

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-147

  Green, Carolyn W ^a,b   Reid, Dennis H ^a  

^a Rosewood School   (United States)

^b Carolina Behav Anal Support C   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Preferences; Profound multiple disabilities; Unhappiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; HAPPINESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DISABLED PERSONS; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0039182055     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1999.32-137     Document Type: Article

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