Challenging behaviour / Eric Emerson, Stewart L. Einfeld.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xi, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780521728935 (pbk.) :
- 9780521728935 (Paper)
- People with mental disabilities -- behavior modification
- People with mental disabilities -- Mental health
- People with mental disabilities -- Behavior modification
- Health and Wellbeing
- Epidemiology & medical statistics
- Psychopharmacology
- Clinical psychology
- Disability: social aspects
- Mental health services
- Psychiatry
- 362.19689 EME
- RC451.4.M47 E44 2011
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Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction; 2. The social context of challenging behaviour; 3. The epidemiology of challenging behaviour; 4. Biological influences; 5. Behavioural models: the functional significance of challenging behaviour; 6. Broader environmental influences on challenging behaviour; 7. Making connections; 8. The bases of intervention; 9. Intervention: assessment and formulation; 10. Pharmacotherapy; 11. Behavioural approaches; 12. The situational management of challenging behaviour; 13. Challenges ahead: adopting an evidence-based public health approach to challenging behaviour; References; Index.
This is a concise and valuable overview for all those struggling to assess, treat and understand the challenging behaviour in an era of community care.