Staff responses to challenging behaviour shown by people with dementia: An application of an attributional-emotional model of helping behaviour

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-81

  Todd, Samantha J ^a   Watts, S C ^b  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Salford Psychol Serv Older Adults   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 12344282697     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860412331310254     Document Type: Article

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