Mental health in mental retardation : recent advances and practices /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. |
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| Description: | xvi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1670199 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Overview and the Nature of the Issues
- 1. Mental illness and mental retardation: history and concepts
- 2. Mental retardation and mental health: concepts, aetiology and incidence
- 3. Psychosocial development of children and adolescents with mild mental retardation
- 4. Psychological process: the inner world of people with mental retardation
- 5. Tomorrow's research
- Part II. Assessment and Diagnosis
- 6. Psychopathology in mental retardation
- 7. Psychiatric disorders in mental retardation
- 8. Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in persons with mental retardation
- 9. Adolescents with mental retardation and psychiatric disorders
- 10. The autistic continuum
- 11. Challenging behaviour
- Part III. Special Issues
- 12. The Fragile X syndrome
- 13. Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease
- 14. Sexuality: towards a more balanced view
- Part IV. Treatment Methods
- 15. Pharmacotherapy in mental retardation
- 16. Use of behavioural therapies to enhance personal competency: a multimodal diagnostic and intervention model
- 17. Anger management training: a self-control programme for persons with mild mental retardation
- 18. Individual, group and family psychotherapy
- 19. A modality for treating aggressive behaviours and sexual disorders in people with mental retardation
- 20. The phenomena of playing within the process of sandplay therapy
- Part V. Service Systems
- 21. Psychiatric services in mental retardation: generic or specialised provision?
- 22. Community psychiatric services for people with mental retardation
- 23. Integrated employment and vocational services for youth and adults with disabilities in the United States
- 24. Quality assurance for adults with mental retardation and mental health needs
- 25. The challenge of providing high quality services
- Part VI. International Perspectives
- 26. Services for people with dual diagnosis in the USA
- 27. Developing services in Canada: Ontario vignettes
- 28. The prevention and management of seriously disruptive behaviour in Australia
- 29. The European scene
- 30. Availability and gratification of services in Japan
- 31. Strengths and difficulties in developing countries: the case of Zimbabwe
