The relationship of comorbid problem behaviors to social skills in persons with profound mental retardation

Behavior Modification

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 496-506

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Minshawi, Noha F ^a   Gonzalez, Melissa L ^a   Mayville, Stephen B ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University ^*

Author keywords

Mental retardation; Self injury; Social skills; Stereotyped behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIALIZATION; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33744468786     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445505283415     Document Type: Article

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