Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ283931
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Dec
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A New Caring Model Reduces Need for Drug Therapy for Intellectually Handicapped Persons.
Horten, Irma
Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v8 n4 p219-25 Dec 1982
Survey results showed a reduction of 22.3 percent in the use of major and minor tranquillizers, indicating that a change in the emphasis of care toward training and a less institutionalized environment may help to reduce the need for drug therapy to control deviant behavior in intellectually handicapped people. (Author/SW)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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