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Abuse of persons with mental retardation: A literature review
Author(s) -
Furey Eileen M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.2360040206
Subject(s) - psychology , abusive supervision , social psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology
The literature reports a number of reasons why abuse of people with mental retardation occurs. These causes of abusive behavior can be divided into three categories: organizational variables, staff characteristics, and client characteristics. The author examines each of the variables and presents recommendations for reducing their contributions to abusive behavior.