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Moving home: the effects of residential transfer on the behaviour of adults with a mental handicap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

John McEvoy
John McEvoy*
Affiliation:
Learning Difficulties Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Abstract

This study examines the changes in behaviour following residential relocation in 2 groups of adults with mental handicap. Both groups were transferred (one from the community and one from psychiatric hospitals) to small bungalow dwellings in a village type setting at a centre for persons with mental handicap. Relocation had a major impact on a number of behaviours, most prominently, ‘domestic activities’. The impact of the transfer on both groups, the relevance of the findings for future transfer projects and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Keywords

DeinstitutionalizationMental HandicapResidential Relocation.
Type
Original Papers
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 29 - 32
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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