| Description |
xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Foreword / John Murtagh -- Introduction / Nicholas Lennox and Justine Diggens -- How to communicate with your patient / Mary Burbidge -- Methods of communication / Mary Burbidge -- Informing parents of their child's disability / Justine Diggens and Nicholas Lennox -- Assessment of a child with developmental delay / Jane Tracey and Philip Graves -- Management of a child with a developmental disability / Philip Graves and Jane Tracey -- Management of an adolescent with an intellectual disability / Jane Tracey and Jenny Curran -- Adult healthcare / Nicholas Lennox and Helen Beange -- Aged care / Susan Balandin and Ngaire Kerse -- Challenging behaviour / Wendy O'Connor and Robert Davis -- Medication and challenging behaviour / Robert Davis -- Assessment of psychiatric disorders / Julian Davis -- Management of psychiatric disorders / Jenny Curran -- Epilepsy / Stephen Trumble and Samuel Berkovic -- Sexuality / Jenny Butler -- Women's health issues / Diane Palmer -- Legal issues: consent and guardianship / Mary Burbidge, Susan Brady and Julian Davis -- Down syndrome / Stephen Trumble -- Cerebral palsy / Dinah Reddihough and Amanda Buzio -- Autism spectrum disorders (pervasive developmental disorders) / Jenny Curran and Bruce Tonge -- Fragile X syndrome / Jonathan Cohen and Nicholas Lennox -- Prader-Willi syndrome / Margaret Rowell -- Tuberous sclerosis / Helen Leonard -- Rett syndrome / Helen Leonard -- Williams syndrome / Helen Leonard -- Angelman syndrome / Helen Leonard -- Noonan syndrom / Helen Leonard -- Resources / Natalie Paul -- Associations for specific syndromes -- Glossary / Niki Edwards |
| Summary |
This book provides an approach to healthcare that incorporates the biological, psychological and social aspects of care. Issues from birth to aged care, from assessment to long-term management, from syndrome-specific to global health issues, are all covered in this book |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Family medicine.
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Developmentally disabled -- Medical care.
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Developmental Disabilities.
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Intellectual Disability.
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Mental Health Services.
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Disabled Persons.
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| Genre/Form |
Practice Guideline.
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| Author |
Lennox, Nicholas.
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Diggens, Justine.
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| LC no. |
00001426 |
| ISBN |
0958619808 |
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