The need for credible evidence: Comments on 'on some recent claims for the efficacy of cognitive therapy for people with intellectual disabilities'

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-123

  Emerson, Eric ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied behaviour analysis; Cognitive therapy; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645131381     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2006.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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