An Evaluation of the EQUIP Treatment Programme with Men who have Intellectual or Other Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-180

  Langdon, Peter E ^a,b   Murphy, Glynis H ^c   Clare, Isabel C H ^d,e,f   Palmer, Emma J ^g   Rees, Joanna ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f NIHR Collaborations for Applied Health Research and Care   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^h NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger Syndrome; Autism; Criminal offending; EQUIP; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Moral development; Moral judgement; Moral reasoning; Offenders; SRM SF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MORALITY; OFFENDER; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANGER; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COGNITION; CRIMINALS; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MORALS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873747417     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12004     Document Type: Article

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