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Title Challenging behavior of persons with mental health disorders and severe developmental disabilities / edited by Norman A. Wieseler and Ronald H. Hanson ; Gary Siperstein, editor.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : American Association on Mental Retardation, [1999]
©1999

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.89 C437C    Check Shelf
Description x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Form Also issued online.
Contents Introduction / N. A. Wieseler and R. H. Hanson -- Part 1: Mental health disorders. Psychiatric diagnosis in mental retardation / F. R. Ferron...[et al] -- Mood disorders in people with severe mental retardation / W. I. Gardner and P. Willmering -- Autistic disorder: characteristics and behavioral treatment / L. Schreibman, L. Heyser, and A. Stahmer -- The causes of self-injurious behavior and their clinical implications / S. Schroeder...[et al] -- Facts and fictions concerning mental illness in people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities / R. Sovner and A. D. Hurley -- Part 2: Pharmacotherapy. Psychopharmacotherapy for people with profound and severe mental retardation and mental disorders / C. Kern -- Adverse behavioral effects of antiepileptic medications in people with developmental disabilities / J. R. Gates -- Neurobehavioral mechanisms of drug action / T. Thompson and F. J. Symons -- Monitoring Psychotropic medication: "You tell me it's the institution, well, you know, you better free your mind instead" / J. E. Kalachnik
Part 3: Behavioral strategies. Treatment for challenging behaviors or mental health disorders: a false dichotomy / N. A. Wieseler and R. H. Hanson -- Understanding problem behaviors through functional assessment / R. G. Miltenberger -- Effective behavioral support for socially maintained problem behavior / J. Reichle...[et al] -- Considerations in the design of effective treatment / J. E. Favell and J. F. McGimsey.
Subject People with mental disabilities -- Mental health.
People with mental disabilities -- Behavior modification.
Self-injurious behavior -- Prevention.
Intellectual Disability -- therapy.
Behavior Therapy.
Developmental Disabilities -- therapy.
Mental Disorders -- psychology.
Intellectual Disability -- diagnosis.
Self-Injurious Behavior -- therapy.
Added Author Wieseler, Norman Anthony.
Hanson, Ronald Halton.
Siperstein, Gary N.
American Association on Mental Retardation.
Other Form: Online version: Challenging behavior of persons with mental health disorders and severe developmental disabilities. Washington, DC : American Association on Mental Retardation, c1999 (OCoLC)607713504
ISBN 0940898667
9780940898660
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