Questions About Behavioral Function in Mental Illness (QABF-MI): A behavior checklist for functional assessment of maladaptive behavior exhibited by individuals with mental illness

Behavior Modification

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 739-751

  Singh, Nirbhay N ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^b   Lancioni, Giulio E ^c   Singh, Ashvind N ^b,d   Adkins, Angela D ^d,e   Mckeegan, Gerald F ^f,g   Brown, Stephen W ^h  

^a ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d Western State Hospital   (United States)

^e JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Western State Hospital Staunton   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

QABF MI; Questions About Behavioral Function in Mental Illness; Rating scale; Screening tool for maladaptive behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONS ABOUT BEHAVIORAL FUNCTION; RATING SCALE; REINFORCEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749833946     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445506286700     Document Type: Article

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