This new edition revisits the major issues affecting individuals with mental retardation, those personally responsible for their education and well being, and society at large. The text provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions of the disorder - its nature, its causes, and its treatment or management. New topics covered include causation, diagnosis, and treatment of severe maladaptive behaviour disorders observed in mental retardation, including problematic sexual behaviours, and behaviour that is classifiable in terms of formal psychiatric syndromes. In addition, the revised text includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter, and boxed material and appendixes to supplement the content.
Table of Contents:
1: The Nature of Mental Retardation; 2: Personality and Mental Retardation; 3: Biological Factors in Mental Retardation: Chromosomal and Genetic; 4: Nongenetic Biological Factors: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal; 5: Psychological Factors in Mental Retardation; 6: Introduction to Services and Supports; 7: Services and Supports to Children and Youth; 8: Services and Supports to Adults; 9: Maladaptive or “Challenging” Behavior: Its Nature and Treatment; 10: Psychiatric Disorders in Mental Retardation
