Carers' responses to challenging behaviour: A comparison of responses to named and unnamed vignettes

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-94

  Dagnan, Dave ^a  

^a Lillyhall Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribution; Carers; Challenging behaviour; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 83255194017     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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