The response to challenging behaviour by care staff: Emotional responses, attributions of cause and observations of practice

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-211

  Bailey, Barbara A ^a,e   Hare, D J ^b   Hatton, C ^c   Limb, K ^d  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Manchester Learning Disability Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Clinical and Health Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Self injurious behaviour; Staff behaviour; Staff emotions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; OPTIMISM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCORING SYSTEM; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DAY CARE; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645899941     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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