Manual of Diagnosis and Professional Practice in Mental Retardation - Hardcover

9781557983411: Manual of Diagnosis and Professional Practice in Mental Retardation

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557983410 ISBN 13: 9781557983411

Publisher: American Psychological Association, 1996

This manual serves as a consolidated source of major findings from psychological science and practice in the field of mental retardation. Chapters in this volume address such broadly-ranging topics as adaptive behaviour, neuropsychology, biological factors in prevention and treatment, cultural considerations, sexuality, and interdisciplinary collaboration in service delivery. Changes in the way mental retardation is defined have mainly reflected changing conceptions of how it should be measured. One important goal of this book is to institute a workable definition that provides guidelines for recognising and classifying mental retardation on the basis of psychological assessment. The standards and practices highlighted in this volume should serve as a starting point for further advances as well as for a more profound understanding of the developmental and behavioural processes that are involved in mental retardation and other disorders of human development.

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A diagnostic manual offering precise, scientific definitions of mental retardation and its effect on psychosocial, intellectual, and adaptive functioning and behavior. Thirty-three essays identify treatment resources, vocational intervention, family therapy, neuropsychology, and preventive interventions, and address a range of related topics such a

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