Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 617 g
Reihe: College Seminars Series
Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 617 g
Reihe: College Seminars Series
ISBN: 978-1-901242-93-5
Verlag: ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
Seminars in the Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities, 2nd edition is an informative and readable textbook that provides a comprehensive overview of the field in one volume. It is both a revision and an expansion of the first edition, published in 1997. The field of learning disability has advanced very rapidly, with changes in the climate of caring, diagnostic categories and concepts and our understanding of the diverse causes of learning disability. This second edition contains several new chapters incorporating accounts of the psychological treatment of behavioural problems, consent and capacity, the underlying causes of learning disability and molecular genetics. Existing challenges facing learning disability specialists are also highlighted, including physical health needs, communication between professionals and those with learning disabilities and the organisation of comprehensive health care. Ideal for those in specialist training, or those seeking a more general understanding of learning disabilities. Topics explained in accessible, tutorial-style chapters. Comprehensive coverage of the subject in a single volume.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Contents; List of tables, boxes and figures; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. New patterns of service Mary Lindsey; 2. Applied epidemiology Tom Fryers and Oliver Russell; 3. Genetics and learning disability Walter Muir; 4. Behavioural phenotypes Tom Berney; 5. Children with learning disabilities and psychiatric problems Bruce Tonge; 6. Autism Craig Melville and John Cameron; 7. Communicating with people with learning disability Julia Scotland and W. Fraser; 8. Adults with learning disabilities and psychiatric problems Mike Vanstraelen, Geraldine Holt and Nick Bouras; 9. Psychiatry of learning disability in older people Sally-Ann Cooper; 10. Counselling and psychotherapy Sheila Hollins; 11. Psychological treatment of common behavioural problems Andrew Jahoda and Audrey Espie; 12. Psychotropic medication and learning disability Zed Ahmed; 13. Epilepsy Michael Kerr; 14. Health needs and the organisation of health care Helen Baxter, Christopher Morgan and Michael Kerr; 15. Health morbidity in adults with Down's syndrome Vee Prasher; 16. Forensic psychiatry and learning disability Susan Johnston; 17. Consent and decision-making capacity Anthony Holland; Selective glossary of terms used in molecular genetics; Index.
