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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782633003321

Autore

Ainsworth Patricia, M.D.

Titolo

Understanding Mental Retardation [[electronic resource] ] : A Resource for Parents, Caregivers and Counselors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2004

ISBN

1-282-48602-0

9786612486029

1-60473-053-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Understanding Health & Sickness

Altri autori (Persone)

BakerPamela C

Disciplina

616.8588

Soggetti

Intellectual disability

Social Adjustment

Parenting

Social Behavior

Family Relations

Behavior

Family

Psychology, Social

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Psychiatric Disorders, Individual

Psychiatry

Health & Biological Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. What Is Mental Retardation and Who Is Affected?; 2. Normal Development; 3. Evolving Concepts of Mental Retardation; 4. The First Six Years: Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children; 5. School-Aged Children, Adolescents, and Teenagers; 6. The Adult Years; 7. The Elderly; 8. Psychiatric Illness and Mental Retardation; 9. Research on the Future of Prevention and Treatment of Mental Retardation; Appendices; Index

Sommario/riassunto

CONSUMER HEALTH-->. What measures can parents and advocates take to insure that people who have mental retardation live full,



rewarding lives from infancy to old age?. Understanding Mental Retardation explores a diverse group of disorders from their biological roots to the everyday challenges faced by this special population and their families. With parents and those who care for people who have mental retardation in mind, Patricia Ainsworth and Pamela C. Baker write in a style that is at once accessible, informative, and sympathetic to the concerns of those affected. The authors provide pract