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Treating dog phobia in residents of a large mental handicap hospital: A POSSIBLE BRIEF APPROACH
Author(s) -
Bryon Mandy,
Weston Clifton D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1987.tb00412.x
Subject(s) - mental handicap , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , challenging behaviour , learning disability
The use of live modelling was found to be effective as a brief method of reducing institutionalised residents' fear of dogs. The results for a group of four people with mild to moderate mental handicaps are presented, together with a full discussion.