Non-aversive treatment of repetitive absconding behaviour in clients with severe neuropsychiatric disorders

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-40

  Giles, Gordon Muir ^a,b   Wilson, James ^c   Dailey, William ^c  

^a Crestwood Treatment Center   (United States)

^b SAMUEL MERRITT COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Garfield Neurobehavioural Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Absconding behaviour; Brain injury; Non aversive treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSCONDING BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 58149094622     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010701755276     Document Type: Article

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