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Author McGuire, Dennis Eugene.

Title Mental wellness in adults with Down syndrome : a guide to emotional and behavioral strengths and challenges / Dennis McGuire & Brian Chicoine.

Publication Info. Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, [2006]
©2006

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  616.85 MCGUIRE    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  616.8588 MCGUIRE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.8588 M45    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  616.858842 MCGUIRE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 431 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-420) and index.
Contents Mental health assessment -- Assessing the physical/mental health connection -- Family and community support -- What is normal? : understanding "normal," "usual," and "common," behavior in people with Down syndrome -- Memory -- Communication skills -- Self-esteem and self-image -- Self-talk, imaginary friends, and fantasy life -- The groove and flexibility -- Life span issues : "teenage behavior," isolation, withdrawal, retirement -- Mental illness and its precipitants -- Assessment of mental illness -- Treatment approaches for mental illness -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Psychotic disorders -- Eating refusal -- Challenging behavior -- Self-injurious behavior -- Tic disorders and repetitive movements -- Austism -- Alzheimer disease.
Summary In this groundbreaking book, the founding directors of the Adult Down Syndrome Center of Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois the first and premier facility of its type in North America share nearly 30 years of combined experience treating more than 3,000 adolescents and adults with Down syndrome aged 12 to 83. An invaluable resource for parents, mental health professionals, teachers and caregivers who want to understand better how to promote mental health and resolve psychosocial problems in people with Down syndrome.
Subject Down syndrome.
Added Author Chicoine, Brian.
ISBN 1890627658
Standard No. 9781890627652
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