Treatment of Anger and Aggression

Offenders with Developmental Disabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 201-219

  Taylor, John L ^a,b   Novaco, Raymond W ^c   Gillmer, Bruce T ^b,d   Robertson, Alison ^b,d  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonistic behaviour; Developmental disabilities; Emotional expression; Epidemiological and clinical service; Internal distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948759523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713440.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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