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In late 1985, The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) spon­ sored a National Strategy Conference on Mental Retardation and Mental Health in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this conference was to bring together our nation's leadership in the fields of mental retardation and mental health in order to delineate the state of the art relative to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of citizens with mental retardation/mental illness, as well as to chart a national course for the support and integration of citizens with these challenging needs into the confluence of family and community life. The President's Committee on Mental Retardation recognized that citizens with these needs constitute one of the most underserved and, at times, forgotten segments of the population. With this in mind, the PCMR called together govern­ mental, professional, and parental representatives from across the nation to define the nature and extent of the problem, programs, and services that promise hope for substantive improvement in the quality of life of citizens with mental retardation/mental illness.

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Author:   Jack A. Stark ,  Frank J. Menolascino ,  Michael H. Albarelli ,  Vincent C. Gray
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.744kg
ISBN:  

9781461283379

ISBN 10:   146128337
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   21 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I: Epidemiology.- 1 Prevalence and Implications of Maladaptive Behaviors and Dual Diagnosis in Residential and Other Service Programs.- 2 Maladaptive Behavior Among the Mentally Retarded: The Need for Reliable Data.- 3 The Association Between Mental Retardation and Psychiatric Disorder: Epidemiological Issues.- 4 The Need for a National Epidemiological Study.- 5 Data Collection at the National Institute of Mental Health.- Conclusion.- Section II: Developmental Aspects of Prevention.- 6 The New Morbidity: Implications for Prevention.- 7 Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and the Double Disabilities.- 8 Attentional and Neurochemical Components of Mental Retardation: New Methods for an Old Problem.- 9 Prevention and Early Treatment of Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth with Retardation and Autism.- Conclusion.- Section III: Clinical Research and Training.- 10 Mental Illness in the Mentally Retarded: Diagnostic and Treatment Issues.- 11 Integrative Approach to Diagnosis of Mental Disorders in Retarded Persons.- 12 Comprehensive Management of the Mentally Retarded/Mentally Ill Individual.- 13 Psychiatric Examination of Mentally Retarded Persons: General Problems and Challenges.- Conclusion.- Section IV: Clinical Treatment Issues.- 14 Behavior Therapies: Past, Present, and Future.- 15 Mental Health of Persons with Mental Retardation: A Solution, Obstacles to the Solution, and a Resolution for the Problem.- 16 Orthomolecular Principles in Treatment of Persons with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness.- 17 Balanced Treatment and Assessment Approaches.- 18 Issues Related to Applied Behavioral Analysis.- 19 Ethical Issues in Interventions for Persons with Retardation, Autism, and Related Developmental Disorders.- 20 Ethical Issues of Aversive Techniques: A Response to Thompson, Gardner, and Baumeister.- 21 Behavioral Psychopharmacology: A New Psychiatric Subspecialty.- Conclusion.- Section V: Program Models.- 22 A University-Based Demonstration Program on Outpatient Mental Health Services for Mentally Retarded People.- 23 A County Systems Model: Comprehensive Services for the Dually Diagnosed.- 24 Intensive Home-Based Treatment Interventions with Mentally Retarded/Emotionally Disturbed Individuals and Their Families.- 25 RIP: A Parent-Implemented Treatment Model for Families with Behaviorally Disordered and/or Developmentally Delayed Young Children.- 26 The Education and Treatment of Behavior-Disordered Mentally Retarded Children.- 27 Transitional Services in the Habilitation of Mentally Retarded Individuals with Mental Health Needs.- Conclusion.- Section VI: Legal Issues.- 28 The Role of Legislation.- 29 Residential Placement of “Dual Diagnosis” Clients: Emerging Legal Issues.- 30 Clients in Limbo: Asserting the Rights of Persons with Dual Disabilities.- 31 The Dually Diagnosed Client in the Criminal Justice System.- 32 Future Litigation Strategies.- 33 Fifteen Questions: Ethical Inquiries in Mental Retardation.- Conclusion.- Section VII: Service Systems.- 34 Service Delivery Trends: A State-Federal Policy Perspective.- 35 Systems Issues in Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Persons with Mental Retardation.- 36 Abandoning Facility-Based Programs: Evolving Toward a “Service-Based” Model (The Rock Creek Foundation).- 37 The Lancaster County Mentally Retarded Offenders Program.- 38 Past, Present, and Future Roles for Institutional Settings in the Care of Mentally Retarded/Mentally Ill Persons.- 39 The North Carolina Willie M. Program: One Model for Services to Multiply Handicapped Children.- 40 Developing a System of Services forthe Dually Diagnosed Adult Population in North Carolina: After Willie M..- 41 Families and the Developmental Needs of Dually Diagnosed Children.- Conclusion.- Author Index.

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