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.
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Added Author |
Chicoine, Brian.
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ISBN |
1890627658 |
Standard No. |
9781890627652 |
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