Cognitive Behavioural Treatment for Anger in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-62

  Nicoll, Matthew ^a   Beail, Nigel ^b   Saxon, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Meta analysis; Outcome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84871364522     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12013     Document Type: Article

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