Challenging behaviours: Prevalence and topographies

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 625-636

  Lowe, Kathy ^a,b   Allen, D ^a,b   Jones, E ^a,b   Brophy, S ^a   Moore, K ^a   James, W ^b  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Epidemiology; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34447131745     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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