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Autore |
Mela Mansfield |
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Prenatal alcohol exposure : a clinician's guide / / Mansfield Mela |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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ISBN |
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1-61537-481-7 |
1-61537-369-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (474 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders - Pathophysiology |
Mental illness - Diagnosis |
Mental illness - Treatment |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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History of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Mental Disorders Epidemiology -- Prenatal Exposure to Multiple Substances -- Understanding Etiological Mechanisms -- Neurocognitive Mechanisms -- Clinical Presentation -- Mental Disorder Manifestation of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder -- Profile of Associated Mental Disorders -- Neuroimaging -- Psychological Testing -- Laboratory Testing -- Diagnostic Nosology -- Pharmacological Intervention -- Psychological Treatment -- Critical Success Factors -- Special issues in Children and Adolescents (the Young) -- Special Issues in the Elderly -- Special Issues in Forensic Mental Health -- The Emergency Room -- Clinical Relevance of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Mental Health System -- Future of the Interface of Prenatal Alcohol -- Exposure and Mental Disorder. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book provides clinically relevant information for mental health experts, including professionals in the medical, mental, educational, vocational, legal and correctional, child welfare, and others, who encounter individuals with a hidden disability. Professionals require essential training to appropriately support patients who navigate the mental health system because of the consequences of prenatal alcohol |
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exposure (PAE). Because curricula have only recently begun to incorporate this material, a text providing basic as well as advanced information is necessary. This book is significant because its content is useful for professional training across many mental health disciplines. It covers information missing from curricula about the long-term effects of PAE (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder ["FASD 101"]) and includes clinical information on the mental disorders relevant to FASD. Given the burgeoning research and knowledge in this area, the text also updates, synthesizes, and consolidates current information into one source. Even seasoned mental health professionals well versed in the research data can use this information to become better educated and informed on the intersecting mental health consequences of PAE"-- |
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