Developmental Psychophysiology of Mental Retardation
Author: Rathe Karrer
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 536
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Author: Rathe Karrer
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 0309170931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrain disordersâ€"neurological, psychiatric, and developmentalâ€"now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world.
Author: John W. Jacobson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-03-15
Total Pages: 722
ISBN-13: 0387329315
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides easy-to-access, reliable, up-to-date information on the numerous advances in research, assessment, treatment, and service delivery for clinicians, academics, administrators and other mental health professionals. It examines issues surrounding intellectual and developmental disabilities in a real-world sociopolitical framework. In addition, the book summarizes the major domains and emerging subspecialties of this vast area into one useful reference and so offers a wide range of assessment and diagnostic tools and tactics, including cognitive and adaptive behavior assessments.
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Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1978-07-21
Total Pages: 319
ISBN-13: 0080857876
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInternational Review of Research in Mental Retardation
Author: R. C. Scheerenberger
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 344
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Total Pages: 1378
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Author: Jacob A. Burack
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 0195305019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe know considerably more about persons with intellectual disability than we did even a decade ago. Seeking to improve and increase upon this knowledge, this book provides a map to continue sophisticated and precise research, to inspire professionals involved with intellectual disability, and to better the lives of persons affected by it.
Author: G. C. Galbraith
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-09-30
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1000379116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1988, in several respects this book is a tribute to the outstanding career of the late Donald B. Lindsley (1907-2003) who, over a span of more than 55 years, had contributed greatly to the development of research in the fields of neurophysiology, psychophysiology, and experimental psychology. The impetus for the book was a conference held at UCLA to honor Professor Lindsley for his numerous and significant contributions to psychology. The chapters of this book have been written by Professor Lindsley’s colleagues and co-workers, and by former students and postdoctoral fellows. The introductory chapter, written by Lindsley himself, tells of 2000 years of "pondering". The chapter is a discussion of the lengthy history of neurophysiology, psychophysiology, and behaviour. Many of the topics mentioned in this chapter are subsequently presented in the book as reports of ongoing research in the field.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2002-08-09
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 0309083230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurrent estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retardation, a condition characterized by deficits in intellectual capabilities and adaptive behavior, can be particularly hard to diagnose in the mild range of the disability. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides income support and medical benefits to individuals with cognitive limitations who experience significant problems in their ability to perform work and may therefore be in need of governmental support. Addressing the concern that SSA's current procedures are consistent with current scientific and professional practices, this book evaluates the process used by SSA to determine eligibility for these benefits. It examines the adequacy of the SSA definition of mental retardation and its current procedures for assessing intellectual capabilities, discusses adaptive behavior and its assessment, advises on ways to combine intellectual and adaptive assessment to provide a complete profile of an individual's capabilities, and clarifies ways to differentiate mental retardation from other conditions.