Intellectual disability : understanding its development, causes, classification, evaluation, and treatment / James C. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, James C.

Series:

Developmental perspectives in psychiatry.

Developmental perspectives in psychiatry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual disability.

Developmental disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some 7.2 million people in the U.S. currently suffer an intellectual disability. This book offers professionals the latest & most reliable information on these disabilities.

Contents:

Origins, changing concepts, and legal safeguards

The classification of intellectual disability

Epidemiology: who is affected?

Etiology and assessment

Understanding and evaluating emotional and behavioral impairment

Genetics, behavior, and behavioral phenotypes

A lifespan developmental approach

Family, behavioral, interpersonal, psychoeducational, pharmacologic and community interventions

Ethics and spirituality.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-029248-2

0-19-756228-0

1-280-53307-2

0-19-803978-6

1-4237-7752-2

OCLC:

476008049