Caregivers' experiences of exposure to violence in services for people with learning disabilities

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 338-345

  Lundstrom M ^a   Astrom S ^a   Graneheim, U H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experiences; Group homes; Learning disabilities; Narrative interviews; Qualitative content analysis; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; RECORDING; VIOLENCE;

ANGER; CAREGIVERS; FEAR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING DISORDERS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); TAPE RECORDING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34249016458     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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