Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of a specialist behavior therapy team for challenging behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1278-1285

  Hassiotis, Angela ^a   Robotham, Dan ^a   Canagasabey, Anton ^a   Romeo, Renee ^a   Langridge, Diane ^a   Blizard, Robert ^a   Murad, Shahed ^a   King, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPECIALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449369079     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08111747     Document Type: Article

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