Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-90082-7 (ISBN)
This fully revised and expanded second edition brings together findings from research and clinical practice, with comprehensive coverage of the important aspects of physical health in persons with intellectual disability. Professionals involved in the medical and social care and support of persons with intellectual disability should have a broad understanding of the essential range of issues, and therefore this book provides a truly multi-disciplinary perspective, complete with many tables, figures, and illustrations to underline the key points.
The reader is updated on ongoing developments in the general population, which will become increasingly more relevant to adults with intellectual disability. This book also acknowledges that the impact on the person and on their carers always needs to be taken into account, with treatment programs established with a multi-faceted team approach in mind.
This book is aimed at an international audience of physicians and other allied health personnel concerned about the health and welfare of adults with intellectual disability. It should also be of interest to researchers, administrators, and senior program personnel engaged in this field.Vee Prasher is from Derby, UK and completed his medical training at Birmingham Medical School, UK. He is now Visiting Professor of Neuropsychiatry at Liverpool John Moore University and Consultant Psychiatrist in Neuro-developmental Psychiatry (South Birmingham NHS PCT). His research interests include investigating aspects of biological, physical and psychiatric health morbidity in adults with learning disability; in particular in adults with Down syndrome. Over the last 20 years he has been involved in research investigating the aetiology, diagnosis and the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in older adults with Down syndrome. His MMedSc degree investigated the validity of visual evoked potentials in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome and his MD thesis investigated physical, psychiatric and social morbidity in over 200 adults with Down syndrome. His PhD investigated a number of biological measures for Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome. He is currently involved in a number of treatment trials for dementia in adults with Down syndrome, including genetic, biological and neuroimaging studies. He has published 13 books and over 100 articles.
Epidemiological Issues.- Assessment of Physical Health.- Physical Health and Clinical Phenotypes.- Cerebral Palsy.- Visual Impairment.- Hearing Impairment.- Epilepsy.- Endocrinological Issues.- Dentition and Oral Health.- Nutrition and Physical Health.- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- Barriers to Health Care Services and the Role of the Physician.- Future Prospects.- Genetics of Physical Health.- International Perspectives.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.11.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 420 p. 31 illus., 16 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Original-Titel | Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 810 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Schlagworte | Cerebral palsy • Epilepsy • Hearing Impairment • intellectual disability • physical health • visual impairment |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-90082-X / 331990082X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-90082-7 / 9783319900827 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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