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Category : People with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Includes the association's conference proceedings and addresses.
American Journal of Mental Deficiency
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Category : Intellectual disability
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Includes the association's conference proceedings and addresses.
American Journal of Mental Retardation
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Category : Intellectual disability
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Includes the association's conference proceedings and addresses.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY
Author: American Journal of Mental Deficiency
Author: Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309376882
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades of the program beginning in 1985 and continuing through 2010. Nevertheless, less than 1% of children in the United States are recipients of SSI disability benefits for a mental disorder. At the request of the Social Security Administration, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children compares national trends in the number of children with mental disorders with the trends in the number of children receiving benefits from the SSI program, and describes the possible factors that may contribute to any differences between the two groups. This report provides an overview of the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and the levels of impairment in the U.S. population under age 18. The report focuses on 6 mental disorders, chosen due to their prevalence and the severity of disability attributed to those disorders within the SSI disability program: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, and mood disorders. While this report is not a comprehensive discussion of these disorders, Mental Disorders and Disability Among Low-Income Children provides the best currently available information regarding demographics, diagnosis, treatment, and expectations for the disorder time course - both the natural course and under treatment.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY
Author: Monograph supplement to American journal of mental deficiency
Author: The Best of AAMR
Author: Jan BlacherPublisher: AAMR
ISBN: 0940898764
Category : Adaptability (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A historical reference that chronicles parental involvement - or the surprising lack of - in mental retardation services from 1876 to 2000 in America.
Mental Retardation in America
Author: Steven NollPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814782477
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The expressions "idiot, you idiot, you're an idiot, don't be an idiot," and the like are generally interpreted as momentary insults. But, they are also expressions that represent an old, if unstable, history. Beginning with an examination of the early nineteenth century labeling of mental retardation as "idiocy," to what we call developmental, intellectual, or learning disabilities, Mental Retardation in America chronicles the history of mental retardation, its treatment and labeling, and its representations and ramifications within the changing economic, social, and political context of America. Mental Retardation in America includes essays with a wide range of authors who approach the problems of retardation from many differing points of view. This work is divided into five sections, each following in chronological order the major changes in the treatment of people classified as retarded. Exploring historical issues, as well as current public policy concerns, Mental Retardation in America covers topics ranging from representations of the mentally disabled as social burdens and social menaces; Freudian inspired ideas of adjustment and adaptation; the relationship between community care and institutional treatment; historical events, such as the Buck v. Bell decision, which upheld the opinion on eugenic sterilization; the evolution of the disability rights movement; and the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
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