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Aggressive behaviour and its prevalence within five typologies
- Authors:
- CROTTY Gerard, DOODY Owen, LYONS Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 18(1), 2014, pp.76-89.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Crucial to understanding an individual, presenting with intellectual disability and the management of their challenging behaviours, is the knowledge of the types of those specific behaviours. The term aggressive behaviour is a universal term that embraces many aspects of behaviour that vary in terms of severity, frequency and seriousness for the individual and those around them. Hence, greater consideration regarding intervention, management, person-centred strategies and prevalence and frequency rates are required in service provision for individuals with intellectual disability and aggressive behaviour. This review presents the context of aggressive behaviour and its prevalence within the five typologies of aggressive behaviour: verbal aggression, aggression against others, sexually inappropriate behaviour, self-injurious behaviour and aggression against property, as identified by Crocker et al. (2007). The focus of this review is to report on the prevalence of aggressive behaviour reported for individuals with intellectual disability and consider the ambiguity in defining aggressive behaviour. (Publisher abstract)
Non-verbal communication between nurses and people with an intellectual disability: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- MARTIN Anne-Marie, O'CONNOR-FENELON Maureen, LYONS Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), December 2010, pp.303-314.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
To date, there is limited research investigating communication between intellectual disability nurses and service users with severe communication impairments. This article aims to examine the literature regarding such communication, and presents a critical review of common themes arising from this literature. The article starts with an in-depth examination of communication as a concept. Communication between the intellectual disability nurse and the person with an intellectual disability is then discussed in the context of existing literature. Key themes to emerge from the review include knowledge of the person with intellectual disability, mismatch of communication ability, and knowledge of communication. Finally, the authors present a critical review of the importance of communication in learning disability nursing practice. In conclusion, the authors suggest that due to the lack of information relating to intellectual disability nursing and non-verbal communication, further research is required. (Edited publisher abstract)