characteristics of patients exhibiting severe challenging behaviour in low secure mental health and mild learning disabilities units

Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-35

  Beer, Dominic ^a   Turk, Vicky ^b   Mcgovern, Phyl ^c   Gravestock, Shaun M ^d   Brooks, David ^e   Barnett, Louisa ^b   Orr, David ^f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Consultant clinical psychologist ^*

^c Bracton centre   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e South london & maudsley nhs trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

challenging behaviour; low secure mental health units; low secure mild learning disabilities units; national service frameworks for mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011501433     PISSN: 17426464     EISSN: 17422206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1742646405000063     Document Type: Article

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