Contemporary issues in intellectual disabilities / / V.P. Prasher, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816380703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science, 2010
• ISBN: 1-61209-292-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (455 p.)
• Collana: Disability studies
• Altri autori (Persone): PrasherVee P
• Disciplina: 616.85/88
• Soggetti: Intellectual disability; Learning disabilities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EDITOR‟S CONTACT INFORMATION -- PART I. MENTAL HEALTH -- Chapter 1 PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND FUNCTION OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 2 DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Diagnostic Criteria and MI-ID -- Diagnostic Conundrums among Children with MI-ID -- DM-ID and Children -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 EARLY ONSET PSYCHOSIS IN YOUTH WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY IN ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES - A REVIEW OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Analysis of AMSP Data (2003 - 2007) -- Analysis of Data Obtained From Discharge Summaries (1997 - 2007) -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5 PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME IN WOMEN WITH DOWN SYNDROME -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: A COMPARISON OF THE LITERATURE -- Introduction -- Women without Intellectual Disability and Psychiatric Disorders -- Women with ; Intellectual Disability and Psychiatric Disorders -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 STAFFS‟ KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF WORKING WITH WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS -- Introduction -- Method -- Findings -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PAEDOPHILIA IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.; Forensic Psychotherapy and Links with Intellectual Disabilities -- Referral -- Patient History -- Level of Intellectual Disability -- Forensic History -- Discussion -- Critical Review -- Formulation -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II. AGING AND LIFESPAN -- Chapter 9 PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING IN DOWN SYNDROME:THE IMPACT OF LIFE EVENTS -- Introduction -- Life Events Exposure in Adults with Down Syndrome -- The Effects of Multiple Life Events Over Time -- Age and the Effects of Social and Environmental Events -- The Effects of Medical Events in Older People with DS -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 FOUR TO FORTY YEARS: THE PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT OF A COHORT WITH DOWN SYNDROME -- Introduction -- Background to the Study -- Results -- Language -- Reading and Arithmetic -- Self-Help -- Differences by Gender, Place of Rearing and Social Class -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 SURVIVAL IN ELDERLY PERSONS WITH DOWN SYNDROME -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 HOW DO PERSONS WITH SEVERE AND PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES EXPERIENCE THEIR APPROACHING DEATH AND HOW CAN THEY BE SUPPORTED -- Introduction -- Understanding Death -- Understanding Signals -- Support -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13 THE FRAILTY SYNDROME IN OLDER PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Results -- Characteristics of the Frail Sample -- Frailty Developmental Course -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14 SUPPORTING AGING ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Findings -- Voices of Self-Advocates -- Voices of Family Members -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15 TALKING TO OLDER WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN BREAST CANCER SCREENING -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- References.; Chapter 16 LIFESPAN RELATED DISEASES IN THE ADULTS WITH PROFOUND AND MULTIPLE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Aim -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- PART III. BIOLOGICAL AND BIOBEHAVIORAL ISSUES -- Chapter 17 FRAGILE X: A FAMILY OF DISORDERS AND ADVANCES IN TREATMENT -- Phenotypic Overview -- Targeted Treatments in FXS -- Epidemiology Diagnostic Testing and Screening -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 18 BIOMARKERS OF AGGRESSIVE AND SELF-ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 19 DO BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME SUGGEST A PHENOTYPIC PATTERN? -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Participants -- Instruments -- Procedure -- Results -- High Frequency Problem Behaviors -- Discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 20 CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR IN ANGELMAN SYNDROME, CHARGE SYNDROME, CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME, AND PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Participants and Procedure -- Instrument -- Results -- Incidence of Challenging Behavior -- Comparison of Challenging Behavior between Syndromes -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 21 FETAL ALCOHOL AND FETAL TOBACCO SYNDROMES: A JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE -- Aim and Methods -- Results -- Alcohol -- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and ; Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) -- Maternal Drinking during Pregnancy in FAS and FAE -- Tobacco -- Fetal Tobacco Syndrome (FTS) and Fetal Tobacco Effects (FTE) -- Maternal Factors in FTS and FTE -- Alcohol and Tobacco -- Features of CNS Involvement in FTS, FTE, FAS and FAE -- CNS Involvement in the Maternal Drinking and Smoking Groups -- Comparative Effects of Tobacco and Alcohol on Offspring -- Prevalence Rates in Japan -- Conclusion -- References -- PART IV. CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR AND OFFENDING -- Chapter 22 PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.; Introduction -- Methodology -- Scope of the Research -- Prevalence -- Main Findings -- 1. Disability Discrimination and Possible Human Rights Abuses -- Recommendation -- 2. Knowing Who Has ID or Learning Difficulties -- Recommendation -- 3. Implications for the Criminal Justice System -- Recommendation -- 4. A Needs Led Approach: Collaborative Multi-Agency Working -- Recommendation -- 5. Workforce Development -- Recommendation -- References -- Chapter 23 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN RESIDENTIALCARE IN ISRAEL -- Introduction -- Data -- Findings Concerning Mental Health Services -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 24 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF VIOLENCE ON STAFF -- Introduction -- Stress in Staff Working in Intellectual Disability Settings -- Staff Stress and Violence in Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 25 ETHOLOGY AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Aggression In Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities -- Ethology, Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities and Aggressive Behavior -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 26 IS SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR RELATED TO ADDICTION BEHAVIORS? -- Introduction -- SIB, Drug Addiction and Addiction Behaviors -- SIB and Sensitization -- Conclusion -- References -- PART V. COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES -- Chapter 27 THE PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONALS ON THE PROTOCOLS OF THE SLTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Professionals -- Research Design -- Content of the Questions with Rationale -- Results and Discussion -- Experiences in the Field of Autism -- The Protocol of the Professionals when Diagnosing Autism -- Detailed Case History -- DSM IV Criteria.; Neurological Impairment -- Psychological Impairment -- Observe Behavior -- Play -- Standard Scoring -- General Examination -- Referrals -- Referral of Children by Neurologists, Paediatricians and Child Psychiatrists to a SLT for Intervention Once the Diagnosis ofAutism is Made -- The Understanding and Knowledge by Professionals of the Roles and Responsibilities of SLTs -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 28 AUTONOMY AS EXPLAINED BY AUTISM DIAGNOSIS, AGE COHORT, LANGUAGE SKILLS AND BEHAVIOR -- Background -- Method -- Sample -- Materials -- Procedure -- Statistical Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 29 MAKING CONNECTIONS: EVALUATION OF A TOTAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING CASCADE IN ADULT SERVICES IN A RURAL PART OF THE U.K. -- Background to Study -- Study Aim -- Method -- Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 30 EXPRESSION OF DISTRESS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF LIKE -- Introduction -- Survey for Parents -- Experimental Study -- Observational Study -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 31 MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: EVIDENCES FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS -- Introduction -- Analysis of ; Symmetry in Early ASD -- Analysis of Gait After Six Months of Independent Walking -- References -- Chapter 32 USING NON-DIRECTIVE RESEARCH METHODS TO EXPLORE THE BARRIERS AND SUPPORTS TO LEARNING -- Introduction -- Method -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- PART VI. EMPOWERMENT, RIGHTS AND ETHICS -- Chapter 33 WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY 1800‟S-2000‟S -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 34 SAFEGUARDING THE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES -- Introduction -- Mapping the Existing Territory -- Mapping the Future Territory -- Summary -- References.; Chapter 35 WOMEN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: UNDERSTANDING SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS.