Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities de V.P. Prasher

Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities

V.P. Prasher

The lives of people with intellectual disabilities is undergoing considerable change at the turn of the 21st century. There are dramatic developments in prevention, treatment and service provision. This book 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, families and parents, quality of life and spirituality, and finally policy, populations and service systems.

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Preface; Mental Health; Psychiatric symptomatology & function of challenging in children with intellectual disabilities; Diagnostic Manual-Intellectual Disability: differential diagnosis of children with intellectual disabilities; Early onset psychosis in youth with intellectual disabilities; Psychopharmacotherapy in adults with intellectual disabilities -- A review over a ten year period; Premenstrual syndrome in women with Down syndrome; Women with & without intellectual disabilities & psychiatric disorders: A comparison of the literature; Staffs' knowledge & perceptions of working with women with intellectual disabilities & mental health problems; Forensic psychotherapy & paedophilia in intellectual disabilities; Aging & Lifespan; Psychosocial aspects of aging in Down syndrome: The impact of life events; Four to forty years: the pattern of development of a cohort with Down syndrome; Survival in elderly persons with Down syndrome; How do persons with severe & profound intellectual disabilities experience their approaching death & how can they be supported; The frailty syndrome in older persons with intellectual disabilities; Supporting aging adults with intellectual disabilities; Talking to older women with intellectual disabilities about participating in breast cancer screening; Lifespan related diseases in the adults with profound & multiple intellectual disabilities; Biological & Biobehavioral Issues; Fragile X: A family of disorders & advances in treatment.