Staff attributions towards men with intellectual disability who have a history of sexual offending and challenging behaviour

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 807-815

  MacKinlay, L ^a   Langdon, Peter E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribution theory; Attributional style questionnaire; Challenging behaviour; Sexual offending; Staff groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; ATTRIBUTION STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 69149097263     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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