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

• Autore: Ainsworth Patricia, M.D.
• Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8588
• Soggetto topico: Intellectual disability; Social Adjustment; Parenting; Social Behavior; Family Relations; Behavior; Family; Psychology, Social; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Psychiatric Disorders, Individual; Psychiatry; Health & Biological Sciences
• Altri autori: BakerPamela C
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding Mental Retardation
• ISBN: 1-282-48602-0; 9786612486029; 1-60473-053-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782633003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Understanding Health & Sickness