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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: current therapy
- Author:
- MARTEL Larry
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 6(4), October 2000, pp.334-348.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Looks at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and outlines current therapeutic interventions.
What's in a name? The implications of diagnosis for people with learning difficulties and their family carers
- Authors:
- GILLMAN Maureen, HEYMAN Bob, SWAIN John
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(3), May 2000, pp.389-409.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Diagnosis plays a significant role in the shaping of individual identities and the quality of life for people with learning difficulties and their family carers. Diagnostic labels are constitutive of people's lives, in that they bring forth pathology, create problem-saturated stories and construct careers as patients and cases. This paper argues that a social constructionist perspective can offer a way of thinking about diagnosis that challenges the so called 'facts' and 'truths' that underpin and support it. Working in partnership with people with learning difficulties in relation to diagnosis requires professionals to relinquish power by resisting the 'temptations of certainty' associated with diagnosis practices.
Recognition of television images as a developmental milestone in young children: observational study
- Authors:
- LLOYD B.W., BRODIE K.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 25.3.00, 2000, pp.836-838.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
This study aimed to determine the age at which children with apparently normal development can recognise the television image of a cat, dog, or baby. Concludes that recognition of the television image of a cat, dog, or baby is simple milestone, which may help in the development assessment of young children.
Philosophical and ethical problems in mental handicap
- Author:
- BYRNE P
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 188p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Surveys the conceptual, ethical, social and religious issues which arise from the fact that many human beings have learning difficulties. Explores the definition of learning disability and its relations to IQ and the scientific study of intelligence. Examines the contention that the notion of mental handicap has o objective foundation but is merely the agent of oppression, and analyses policies and practices in paediatric medicine in relation to people with learning difficulties.
Presentation, assessment and treatment of depression in a young women with learning disability and autism
- Authors:
- LONG Karen, WOOD Harry, HOLMES Nan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 28(3), September 2000, pp.102-108.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The association between autism and affective disorders in adults with learning disability (LD) is reviewed, alongside a discussion of some of the problems identified with the accurate differential diagnosis of depression in individuals with more severe impairment. This case study describes the presentation, differential diagnosis and treatment of a young women with a severe LD, autism and depression. Behavioural factors which were felt to reflect this individual's depressive disorder, but which are not usually associated with the diagnosis of depression, are highlighted. Further work on the development and refinement of a reliable method of assessing depression in individuals with LD and autism is discussed.
Sodium-valproate-induced pancreatitis in a man with profound intellectual disability: the significance of diagnostic difficulties
- Authors:
- HINDER Steve A.J., PERRY David W.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(4), 2000, pp.292-297.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Pancreatitis is a common but under-reported complication of treatment with sodium valproate, a drug frequently prescribed for people with intellectual disabilities. The present authors report a case of valproate-induced pancreatitis in a man with profound intellectual disability and review the relevant literature. The wider implications of problems experienced with diagnosis are discussed, emphasizing difficulties in recognizing pain and physical illness in this client group.
Learning disabilities: implications for psychiatric research
- Editor:
- GRENHILL Laurence L.
- Publisher:
- American Psychiatric Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 182p.bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Washington, DC
Although more people have been identified as having learning disabilities in the past twenty years there is still no agreement as to how widespread the disorders actually are. This is due to the fact that there is still no agreed definition of learning difficulties or objective criteria with which to identify them. The contributors to this collection highlight the shortcomings of available definitions; illuminate the connections between the disorders; point out suspected biological underpinnings; and direct attention to some of the most significant studies on the long term consequences of these disabilities.
Tourette syndrome: a practical guide for teachers, parents and carers
- Authors:
- CARROLL Amber, ROBERTSON Mary
- Publisher:
- David Fulton
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discusses Tourette's Syndrome, with particular reference to supporting children in school. Describes the clinical characteristics of the syndrome; comorbid conditions; differential diagnosis; management and treatment; supporting the child with Tourette's in personal development and in relationships; and inclusive education for children with Tourette's.
Meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems: a review
- Author:
- COYLE Dave
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(12), August 2000, pp.408-411.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with learning disabilities are vulnerable to the same mental health problems as the general population. However, mental health services are often reluctant to accept them, while learning disability services tend to lack the skills and resources needed to meet their additional mental health needs. Inadequacy of diagnostic and assessment processes too may hamper the provision of appropriate treatment. Reviews the needs and service provision for this neglected and challenging group, and the role of the learning disability nurse.