Problem behavior in children with intellectual disabilities: Parenting stress, empowerment and school services

Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 105-114

  Nachshen, Jennifer S ^a,b   Garcin, Nathalie ^a   Minnes, Patricia ^a,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c PREM TGC ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL); Children; Developmental disability; Developmental disorder; Empowerment; Family centered services; Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Parent stress; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; THINKING; WELLBEING;

EID: 31644437014     PISSN: 10573291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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