Writing about stress: The impact of a stress-management programme on staff accounts of dealing with stress

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 236-246

  Van Oorsouw, Wietske M W J ^a,b   Embregts, Petri J C M ^a,c   Bosman, Anna M T ^d   Jahoda, Andrew ^e  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Amarant   (Netherlands)

^c Dichterbij Kennisn ^*  (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Intellectual disabilities; Staff; Stress management; Training

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897960519     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12066     Document Type: Article

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