Severe Behavior Disorders in the Mentally Retarded
Produktnummer:
18e56208c286f8423a8351d9099b692cf3
Themengebiete: | Counseling Training behavior pharmacotherapy reinforcement |
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Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 11.06.2013 |
EAN: | 9781489905901 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 404 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Herausgeber: | Barrett, Rowland P. |
Verlag: | Springer US |
Untertitel: | Nondrug Approaches to Treatment |
Produktinformationen "Severe Behavior Disorders in the Mentally Retarded"
It is well known that behavior problems are a salient characteristic of children and adults with mental retardation. That is not to say that all persons with mental retardation experience behavior disorders; how ever, most studies indicate that the incidence of emotional disturbance in this population is four to six times greater than that observed in similar intellectually nonhandicapped children and adults. It is equally well known that the principal form of treatment accorded clients with mental retardation and behavior disorders is pharmacotherapy or the prescrip tion of behavior modifying drugs. Recent studies show that 6 out of every 10 individuals with mental retardation have been prescribed drugs as treatment for disorders of emotion or behavior. Unfortunately, further studies indicate that only one or 2 out of every 10 clients receiving medication are determined to be "responders," such that some thera peutic benefit is derived from their drug treatment. As noted by the title, the single major thrust of this volume is to review approaches to the treatment of behavior disorders in persons with mental retardation from a nondrug perspective. This requires the presentation of a wide range of material on treatment: basic behavior modification programming, cognitive-behavioral strategies, habilitative approaches, counseling and psychotherapy, designing therapeutic living environments, managing medical factors bearing relevance to emotional illness, intervening with families, training special education teachers and direct care staff, and supplying information on the client's rights to obtain treatment in the least restrictive and least intrusive manner.

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