Development of an imaginal provocation test to evaluate treatment for anger problems in people with intellectual disabilities

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-246

  Taylor, John L ^a,c,d   Novaco, Raymond W ^b   Guinan, Claire ^c   Street, Nicola ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Northgate Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; OFFENDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; ROLE PLAYING; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 6944242601     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.411     Document Type: Article

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