Cognitive representation of challenging behaviour among staff working with adults with learning disabilities

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-420

  Campbell, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Cognitive representation; Learning disabilities; Staff training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34447345686     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600986526     Document Type: Article

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