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Recent research on physical aggression in persons with intellectual disability: an overview
- Author:
- ALLEN David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 25(1), March 2000, pp.41-57.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Physically aggressive behaviours pose major problems to carers supporting people with intellectual disability. This review considers the prevalence and nature of this form of challenging behaviour within this population and describes possible causal factors. Discusses the present status of both behavioural and pharmacological interventions for aggression and outlines the importance of devising reactive management plans for aggressive behaviours.
Abuse by any other name: a critique of some current approaches to behaviour management
- Authors:
- ALLEN David, HARRIS John
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(6), February 2000, pp.188-189.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article argues that the routine brutality exposed in the BBC's MacIntyre Under Cover documentary on a residential home for people with learning disabilities demands action to improve restraint and challenging behaviour management techniques throughout learning disabilities services.