title: Helping children with challenging behaviour.
abstract: Last year's reports from the Audit Commission and Mental Health Foundation (1, 2) have highlighted the extreme vulnerability of children with learning disabilities who also present severe challenging behaviour. The author outlines the findings of the latter report and emphasises the role nurses can play in protecting and caring for such children.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lyon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012648:Self Care