A review of behavioral interventions for psychotic verbal behavior in people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-33

  Travis, Robert ^a   Sturmey, Peter ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior analysis; Developmental disabilities; Functional analysis; Psychosis; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009630152     PISSN: 19315864     EISSN: 19315872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315860701686963     Document Type: Article

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