Caring for the Physical and Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities
David Perry, Louise Hammond, Geoff Marston, Sherryl Gaskell and James Eva
Foreword by Dr Anthony Kearns
Paperback: £12.99 / $22.95
2010, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-131-6, BIC 2: MQCX
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Foreword. Dr Elin Davis, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cornwall, UK. Section 1. The needs of people with learning disability. 1. About this book. 2. An introduction to learning disabilities. 3. Learning disabilities and physical health. 4. Learning disabilities and mental health. 5. Physical and mental health needs of people with Down's Syndrome. 6. Learning disability, health and the law. Section 2. Associated conditions and issues. 7. Epilepsy. 8. Sleep problems. 9. Swallowing problems. 10. Autism. Section 3. Accessing services. 11. Screening programmes. 12. Health checks. 13. When admission to psychiatric care is required. Appendix. Genetic causes of learning disability. Glossary. References.
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- carers,
- community care,
- constipation,
- counselling,
- dementia,
- depression,
- diet,
- disability,
- disability law,
- Down's syndrome,
- families,
- fiction,
- health care,
- mental health,
- mental illness,
- nonverbal learning disabilities,
- nursing,
- personal hygiene,
- psychiatry,
- psychosis,
- residential care,
- seizures,
- social care,
- social work,
- supported living
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