Behavioural and cognitive-behavioural interventions for outwardly-directed aggressive behaviour in people with learning disabilities

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Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Hassiotis, Angela A ^a   Hall, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Aggression; *Behavior therapy; *Cognitive therapy; Humans; Learning disorders *psychology ; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Social behavior disorders *therapy ; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REINFORCEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55049114209     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003406.pub3     Document Type: Review

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