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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973130703321
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text brings together health and social issues related to areas of mental health, ageing and life span, biological and behavioural issues, challenging behaviour and offending, communication and social issues, empowerment, rights and ethics, and finally policy, populations and service systems.