3rd Edition

Mental Retardation Nature, Cause, and Management

By George S. Baroff, J. Gregory Olley Copyright 1999
    510 Pages
    by Routledge

    500 Pages
    by Routledge

    Mental Retardation, now in the third edition, was hailed as a classic when it was first published in the 1970's. This edition provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions of mental retardation-its nature, its causes, both biological and psychological, and its management.

    1: The Nature of Mental Retardation; 2: Personality and Mental Retardation; 3: Biological Factors in Mental Retardation: Chromosomal and Genetic; 4: Nongenetic Biological Factors: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal; 5: Psychological Factors in Mental Retardation; 6: Introduction to Services and Supports; 7: Services and Supports to Children and Youth; 8: Services and Supports to Adults; 9: Maladaptive or “Challenging” Behavior: Its Nature and Treatment; 10: Psychiatric Disorders in Mental Retardation

    Biography

    George S. Baroff, J. Gregory Olley