Intellectual Disability: Understanding Its Development, Causes, Classification, Evaluation, and Treatment (Developmental Perspectives in Psychiatry)
store.mepa.me

Intellectual Disability: Understanding Its Development, Causes, Classification, Evaluation, and Treatment (Developmental Perspectives in Psychiatry)

$26.27
{{option.name}}: {{selected_options[option.position]}}
{{value_obj.value}}
Store Logo

MEPA

View Store

Author: James C. Harris M.D.Publisher: Oxford University PressHardcover:ISBN 10: 0195178858ISBN 13: 978-0195178852It is estimated that 7.2 million people in the United States have mental retardation or associated impairments - a spectrum now referred to as "intellectual disability." This book provides professionals with the latest and most reliable information on these disabilities. It utilizes a developmental perspective and reviews the various types of intellectual disabilities, discusses approaches to classification, diagnosis, and appropriate interventions, and provides information on resources that may offer additional help. Case examples are included in each section to highlight specific diagnostic and treatment issues. The emphasis in this book is on the development of the person, the provision of interventions for behavioral and emotional problems associated with intellectual disability, and the positive support necessary for self-determination. It discusses the facilitation of

Show More Show Less