Developmental Disability and Behaviour
Published on 16. February 2007
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-1-898683-18-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book reviews clinical models for working with developmental disability and behavioural problems. The first section explores the causes and nature of behaviour problems amongst people with physical, learning, language and sensory disabilities, and some key specific conditions. The second section describes the assessment approaches that clinicians will find most useful in evaluating behaviour. The third section covers treatment approaches emphasising the importance of a broad, eclectic approach. The contributors, all acknowledged experts in their fields of paediatrics, psychology and psychiatry, provide a comprehensive overview of this set of major challenges, emphasising the importance of auditory detection, understanding, measurement and treatment.
Reviews / Votes
"Overall this is a timely addition to the increasing literature providing a fine understanding, with management recommendations, for developmental disability in children." The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review "This book makes a great contribution to the subject. It has a unique, multidisciplinary approach. Clinicians and other professionals dealing with this field will certainly find the book interesting and useful for the understanding, assessment and treatment of behavioural problems in children." European Journal of Paediatric NeurologyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-898683-18-6 (9781898683186)
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Content
Part I. The Behaviour of Children with Disability: 1. Overview C. Gillberg; 2. Different disabilities - different behaviours? C. Gillberg and G. O'Brien; 3. Language disability I. Goodyer and C. Stott; 4. Learning disability G. O'Brien; 5. Sensory disability R. Freeman and M. Groeenveld; 6. Epilepsy D. Taylor; 7. Rett syndrome A. Kerr; 8. Landau Kleffner syndrome B. Neville; 9. Acquired brain damage G. O'Brien; Part II. Assessment of Behaviour in Disability: 10. General principles C. Gillberg; 11. Overview of behavioural analysis E. Emerson; 12. The psychiatric diagnostic approach J. Turk; 13. Recent advances in neuropsychological examination T. Kelly; 14. Electrophysiological techniques D. Bramble; Part III. Treatment of Behavioural Problems in Disability: 15. Medication M. Prendergast; 16. Multimodal therapy: psychopharmacology J. Harris; 17. Psychotherapy with disabled young people S. Hollins and V. Hawes; 18. Recent advances in behavioural management P. Howlin; 19. Organising services for behavioural problems in child disability G. Baird and M. Bax.