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Challenging behaviour : analysis and intervention in people with severe intellectual disabilities

By: Emerson, Eric.
Contributor(s): Einfeld, Stewart L | Allen, David.
Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011Edition: 3d ed.Description: xi, 215 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780521728935.Subject(s): BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS | BEHAVIOUR | CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR | PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD) | BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS | BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT | BEHAVIOURAL PROGRAMMES | INTERVENTION | INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES | APPLIED BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS | EPIDEMIOLOGY | NEUROBIOLOGY | MODELS | PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS | FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS | MEDICATION | PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
Contents:
Introduction|The social context of challenging behaviour|The epidemiology of challenging behaviour|Biological influences|Behavioural models : the functional significance of challenging behaviour|Broader environmental influences on challenging behaviour|Making connections|The bases of intervention|Intervention: assessment and formulation|Pharmacotherapy|Behavioural approaches|The situational management of challenging behaviour|Challenges ahead : adopting an evidence-based public health approach to challenging behaviour
Summary: "This new edition provides a concise, accessible and contemporary summary of current knowledge about challenging behaviour, drawn from psychology, psychiatry, medicine and public health. Fully updated and revised, it includes comprehensive coverage of the epidemiology and aetiology of challenging behaviours, and evidence of the efficacy and effectiveness of different approaches to intervention." - BOOK JACKET
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Introduction|The social context of challenging behaviour|The epidemiology of challenging behaviour|Biological influences|Behavioural models : the functional significance of challenging behaviour|Broader environmental influences on challenging behaviour|Making connections|The bases of intervention|Intervention: assessment and formulation|Pharmacotherapy|Behavioural approaches|The situational management of challenging behaviour|Challenges ahead : adopting an evidence-based public health approach to challenging behaviour

"This new edition provides a concise, accessible and contemporary summary of current knowledge about challenging behaviour, drawn from psychology, psychiatry, medicine and public health. Fully updated and revised, it includes comprehensive coverage of the epidemiology and aetiology of challenging behaviours, and evidence of the efficacy and effectiveness of different approaches to intervention." - BOOK JACKET

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