Improving Mental Health in Persons with Intellectual Disability – From Science to Practice

Originalausgabe, 1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-86059-230-4
Verlag: Loeper Karlsruhe

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

How can mental health in persons with an intellectual developmental disability be improved? The contributions provide an up-to-date overview on various topics related to mental health in these people.

In addition to new diagnostic approaches, innovative therapy methods are presented. The aim is to promote treatment and support in clinical practice and to improve the quality of life.

Readers from science and practice, as well as persons involved and their relatives, can expect well-founded knowledge about the latest developments and important suggestions from a wide range of topics, such as autism, Down syndrome, dementia, deafness, trauma, emotional development, sexuality, conflict management, drama therapy etc.

Zielgruppe

Geeignet für Fachkräfte und Studierende aus den Bereichen Psychologie, Medizin, Heilpädagogik und Pflege sowie für Betroffene und deren Angehörige

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sappok, Tanja

Burtscher, Reinhard

Über Autor(innen)

Burtscher, Reinhard
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Burtscher
Professor für Heilpädagogik, Catholic University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Director of the Institute of Social Health

Sappok, Tanja
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Tanja Sappok
Neurologist, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist
Center for mental health in developmental disabilities, Ev. Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Berlin
Lecturer at the Charité University Hospital
Vice president of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für seelische Gesundheit bei Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung e.V: (DGSGB)
President of the European Assocoation for Mental Health in Intellectual Disabilities (EAMHID)