Behaviour Disorders and Mental Retardation
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-632-01825-3 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01825-3 (9780632018253)
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Content
The nature of behaviour disorders in mentally retarded people; Epidemiology and classification; Understanding the function of behaviour disorders; Behaviour disorders and psychiatry; Language, communication and psychiatry; Visual and hearing disability and behaviour disorders; Understanding aggression; Understanding anxiety; Understanding hyperactivity; Understanding self-injury; Epilepsy and behaviour disorders; Genetic aspects of behaviour disorders; Psychoses in childhood; Functional psychoses in adults; Neuroses; Dementia; The current status of behavioural approaches to management; Individual and group psychotherapies; Drug therapy; Family therapy; Selecting management strategies for specific problems; Aggression; Self-injury; Psychogenic rumination and vomiting; Feeding disorders; Stereotypes, rituals and obsessions; Biting; Sleep disorders; Forensic problems; Planning programmes and environments for effective management; Special education; Specialised health services; Planning for the future.