Caring for children with learning disabilities who present problem behaviours: A maternal perspective

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-198

  Johnson, Robert F ^a   O'Reilly, Michelle ^b   Vostanis, Panos ^b  

^a Westcotes House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Child; Learning disability; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LEARNING DISORDER; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33750610475     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493506066480     Document Type: Article

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