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Caring for the physical and mental health of people with learning disabilities / David Perry ... [et. al.] ; foreword by Anthony Kearns.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning disabled--Medical care.
- Learning disabled.
- Learning disabled--Mental health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a practical guide for those caring for people with learning disabilities living in community settings. It will help carers understand and meet service users' health needs, and recognise problems. Topics include physical health issues; mental health issues such as dementia, depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety.
- Contents:
- The physical health and mental health needs of people with a learning disability
- About this book
- An introduction to learning disabilities
- Learning disabilities and physical health
- Learning disabilities and mental health
- Physical and mental health needs of people with Down's syndrome
- Learning disability, health, and the law
- Associated conditions and issues
- Epilepsy
- Sleep problems
- Swallowing problems
- Autism
- Accessing services
- Screening programmes
- Health checks
- When admission to psychiatric care is required.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283905206
- 1283905205
- 9780857002259
- 0857002252
- OCLC:
- 711747227
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