Attachment behaviour towards support staff in young people with intellectual disabilities: Associations with challenging behaviour

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 584-596

  De Schipper, J C ^a   Schuengel, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attachment behaviour; Challenging behaviour; Client support staff relationships; Group care; Intellectual disability; Support staff

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTYPY; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMAN RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 77954711649     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01288.x     Document Type: Article

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