The nature and treatment of compulsions, obsessions, and rituals in people with developmental disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 603-611

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Dempsey, Timothy ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Compulsions; Intellectual Disability; Obsessions; Rituals

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 59749094377     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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