Treating Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors With Adapted Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 280-303

  Brown, Julie F ^a   Brown, Milton Z ^b   Dibiasio, Paige ^c  

^a Justice Resource Institute Integrated Clinical Services   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Justice Resource Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

coping skills; dialectical behavior therapy; intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880465862     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315864.2012.700684     Document Type: Article

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