Mental health, intellectual disabilities, and the aging process /
In common with the rest of the population, patients with intellectual disabilities are experiencing increased longevity. Evidence suggests that mental health disorders may occur in up to half of all persons with intellectual disability and that these disorders accelerate significantly with age. The...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In common with the rest of the population, patients with intellectual disabilities are experiencing increased longevity. Evidence suggests that mental health disorders may occur in up to half of all persons with intellectual disability and that these disorders accelerate significantly with age. The purpose of this book is to highlight mental health and behavioural needs in adults with intellectual disabilities and to become a source of reference regarding a number of mental health conditions in this population as well as a sourcebook for treatments of choice. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470776179 047077617X 9781405172806 1405172800 1280743131 9781280743139 9781405101646 1405101644 9786610743131 6610743134 |