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Subtle Suicide
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 56.00Over their extensive careers, psychotherapists Michael Church and Charles Brooks have developed the concept of ?subtle suicide,? a development of risky behavior where the subject does not care if he/she lives or dies. Now, in this urgent and informative new work, Church and Brooks present their findings on a condition that is often misdiagnosed as... more...
Intelligenzminderung
Springer 2011; US$ 31.99Die Kenntnis der verschiedenen Auspr gungsarten von geistiger Behinderung und Minderbegabung ist entscheidend f r Diagnose und Therapie. Fr h beginnende F rderma nahmen sind notwendig, damit Kinder die F higkeiten und Fertigkeiten erlernen, die ihnen eine Teilhabe am sozialen Leben erm glichen. Bei der Reihe Manuale psychischer St rungen bei Kindern... more...
Clinical Effectiveness in Psychotherapy and Mental Health
Karnac Books 2003; US$ 27.95'Clinical Effectiveness'; 'Clinical Governance'; 'Clinical Audit'; 'Clinical Guidelines': these are all vitally important to the UK government's quality agenda for the NHS; all are apparently about clinical practice and yet all lead to a fair amount of confusion for the average practitioner. Despite the often confusing wealth of literature on the subject,... more...
Chosen For This Gift
Mill City Press 2012; US$ 8.99The book is a two-fold story of my life, the trials of tragedy, the joys of love and family, the strengthening of faith, and how all of that prepared me for the gift of Amy, my youngest daughter of 6, who has Down syndrome. The story is meant to encourage mothers, family and friends of special needs people. It has a Christian perspective theme throughout... more...
Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability
Wiley 2012; US$ 73.00Patients with intellectual disability (ID) can benefit from the full range of mental health services. To ensure that psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment interventions are relevant and effective; individuals with ID should be evaluated and treated within the context of their developmental framework. Behavior should be viewed as a form of... more...
Down's Syndrome - The Biography
Andrews UK 2011; US$ 15.99The first ever general trade biography of Down's Syndrome, tracing the history of the condition within the context of human civilization, and societal attitudes towards otherness, learning disability and mental illness. more...
International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 204.00International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. Volume 43... more...
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
ICON Group International Inc. 2004; US$ 28.95This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to Cornelia de Lange syndrome. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians,... more...
Suicide - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References
ICON Group International Inc. 2003; US$ 78.95This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to suicide. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students... more...
Preventing Intellectual Disability
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 94.00In this book Pekka Louhiala, a paediatrician and a philosopher, covers comprehensively the ethical issues involved in prevention of intellectual disability (ID). These are discussed around four real cases and cover the definition of ID, epidemiology, screening, genetic counselling and the question of whether or not ID should be prevented. more...









