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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451624503321

Autore

Harris James C

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-756228-0

1-280-53307-2

0-19-803978-6

1-4237-7752-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Collana

Developmental perspectives in psychiatry

Disciplina

616.85/88

Soggetti

Intellectual disability

Developmental disabilities

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.