Guide to mental health for families and carers of people with intellectual disabilities [[electronic resource] /] / Geraldine Holt ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.870087
• Soggetto topico: Caregivers; Learning disabled - Mental health
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HoltGeraldine <1951->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Guide to Mental Health for Families and Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THIS GUIDE; What is this Guide for?; 1 General Information Regarding Mental Health Problems; 2 Mental Health Problems; 3 Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Problems; 4 Therapeutic Interventions; 5 Challenging Behaviour; 6 Law, Policy and Ethical Issues; 7 Autism; 8 Epilepsy; 9 Carers' Needs and Support; APPENDIX: INFORMATION FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT (1983); FURTHER READING AND RESOURCES; GLOSSARY; ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This guide outlines a range of symptoms of mental health problems that can affect people with intellectual disabilities. It explains why mental health problems develop, and what can be done to help people with intellectual disabilities and carers themselves. There are chapters on specific disabilities such as autism and epilepsy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Guide to mental health for families and carers of people with intellectual disabilities
• ISBN: 1-280-26691-0; 9786610266913; 1-4237-0994-2; 1-84642-023-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450285503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II