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Seminars in the psychiatry of learning disabilities
- Editors:
- FRASER William, KERR Michael
- Publisher:
- Gaskell
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 337p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd
The field of learning disability has advanced very rapidly, with changes in the climate of caring, diagnostic categories and concepts and our understanding of the diverse causes of learning disability. This edition contains chapters incorporating accounts of the psychological treatment of behavioural problems, consent and capacity, the underlying causes of learning disability and molecular genetics. Existing challenges facing learning disability specialists are also highlighted, including physical health needs, communication between professionals and those with learning disabilities and the organisation of comprehensive health care.
Learning disabilities: practice issues in health settings
- Editors:
- TODD Margaret, GILBERT Tony
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 196p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Puts the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 and the radical changes it has made to service provision for people with learning difficulties in a health care context and examines the theoretical underpinning of the act, from a practical perspective. Focuses on 3 main themes: social policy and service provision; judgments; and specific interventions.