| Description |
x, 200 pages ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Understanding health and sickness series |
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Understanding health and sickness series.
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| Contents |
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 -- App. A. Who may benefit from genetic counseling? -- App. B. Milestones of human development -- App. C. Selected federal legislation and regulations pertinent to mental retardation -- App. D. Selected governmental and organizational resources |
| Summary |
This book covers the assessment, treatment, education, employment, social and sexual adjustment as well as regulatory and legal issues. Looks at the challenges faced by people with a mental disability in America |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Subject |
Intellectual disability.
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| Author |
Baker, Pamela C., 1950-
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| LC no. |
2003025098 |
| ISBN |
1578066468 cloth alkaline paper |
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1578066476 paperback alkaline paper |
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