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Intellectual disability : a guide for families and professionals / James C. Harris.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - PCare RJ506.M4 H375 2010
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, James C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children with mental disabilities.
- Intellectual disability.
- Intellectual Disability.
- Child.
- Developmental Disabilities.
- Persons with Mental Disabilities--psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Intellectual Disability.
- Child.
- Developmental Disabilities.
- Persons with Mental Disabilities--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive resource for anyone with a personal connection to a child or adult with a neurodevelopmental disorder. Emphasizing the humanity of persons with intellectual and related developmental disabilities, psychiatrist and pediatrician James Harris provides essential information on assessment and diagnosis of intellectual disability, treatments for the specific disorders, and ways to take advantage of the wide array of services available today. Harris also surveys historical attitudes towards intellectual disability, the medical community's current understanding of its causes and frequency, and the associated physical, behavioral, and psychiatric conditions (such as seizure disorder, depression, and autism), that often accompany particular types of intellectual disability. Legal, medical, mental health, and research-related issues are also addressed, as are matters of spirituality and the ways in which individuals with intellectual disability can meaningfully participate in the spiritual life of their families and their communities."-- from the publisher.
- Contents:
- Intellectual disability : then and now
- Through the lens of history : how far have we come?
- How common is intellectual disability?
- How are your child's problems and needs recognized and categorized?
- A look at the causes of intellectual disability
- What to expect in a medical and mental health evaluation
- Behavioral, emotional, and psychiatric conditions : what you can do to help
- Interpersonal, behavioral, and medication treatments : basic principles and approaches
- Looking forward : how do children with intellectual disability change as they grow older?
- Spiritual inclusion in the community : finding meaning in life
- Participation in research.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195145724
- 0195145720
- OCLC:
- 461256103
- Publisher Number:
- 99993799321
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