Challenging behaviour and associated risk factors: An overview (part I)

Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 199-214

  Koritsas, Stella ^a   Iacono, Teresa ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Challenging behaviour; Individual behaviour; Intellectual disability; Learning disabilities; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863432826     PISSN: 20441282     EISSN: 20441290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20441281211236643     Document Type: Review

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