Family life and the impact of previous and present residential and day care support for children with major cognitive and behavioural challenges: A dilemma for services and policy

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 904-917

  Brown, R I ^a,b   Geider, S ^c   Primrose, A ^d   Jokinen, N S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Camphill Medical Practice NHS   (United Kingdom)

^d Murtle Estate   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care support; Challenging behaviour; Family; Home residential; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAY CARE; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; PARENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SIBLING; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051672579     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01453.x     Document Type: Article

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