International Review of Research in Mental Retardation
- 1st Edition, Volume 24 - March 12, 2001
- Latest edition
- Editor: Laraine Masters Glidden
- Language: English
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Description
Description
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.
Readership
Readership
Researchers and graduate students in psychology and sociology.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributors.
Preface.
Self-Determination and Mental Retardation, M.L. Wehmeyer.
International Quality of Life: Current Conceptual, Measurement, and Implementation Issues, K.D. Keith.
Measuring Quality of Life and Quality of Services through Personal Outcome Measures: Implications for Public Policy, J. Gardner, D.T. Carran, and S. Nudler.
Credulity and Gullibility in People with Developmental Disorders: A Framework for Future Research, S. Greenspan, G. Loughlin, and R.S. Black.
Criminal Victimization of Persons with Mental Retardation: The Influence of Interpersonal Competence on Risk, T. Nettelbeck and C. Wilson.
The Parent with Mental Retardation, S. Holburn, T. Perkins, and P. Vietze.
Psychiatric Disorders in Adults with Mental Retardation, S. Moss.
Development and Evaluation of Innovative Residential Services for People with Severe Intellectual Disability and Serious Challenging Behavior, J. Mansell, P. McGill, and E. Emerson.
The Mysterious Myth of Attention Deficits and Other Defect Stories: Contemporary Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation, J.A. Burack, D.W. Evans, C. Klaiman, and G. Iarocci.
Guiding Visual Attention in Individuals with Mental Retardation, R.W. Serna and M.T. Carlin.
Index.
Preface.
Self-Determination and Mental Retardation, M.L. Wehmeyer.
International Quality of Life: Current Conceptual, Measurement, and Implementation Issues, K.D. Keith.
Measuring Quality of Life and Quality of Services through Personal Outcome Measures: Implications for Public Policy, J. Gardner, D.T. Carran, and S. Nudler.
Credulity and Gullibility in People with Developmental Disorders: A Framework for Future Research, S. Greenspan, G. Loughlin, and R.S. Black.
Criminal Victimization of Persons with Mental Retardation: The Influence of Interpersonal Competence on Risk, T. Nettelbeck and C. Wilson.
The Parent with Mental Retardation, S. Holburn, T. Perkins, and P. Vietze.
Psychiatric Disorders in Adults with Mental Retardation, S. Moss.
Development and Evaluation of Innovative Residential Services for People with Severe Intellectual Disability and Serious Challenging Behavior, J. Mansell, P. McGill, and E. Emerson.
The Mysterious Myth of Attention Deficits and Other Defect Stories: Contemporary Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation, J.A. Burack, D.W. Evans, C. Klaiman, and G. Iarocci.
Guiding Visual Attention in Individuals with Mental Retardation, R.W. Serna and M.T. Carlin.
Index.
Review quotes
Review quotes
Praise for the Series
"This book is highly detailed and heavily referenced."—BIOSIS
"Belongs on the shelves of every serious student and researcher whose focal interest is the retarded."—JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
"Practically every article is of interest for psychologists who are involved with mental retardation."—CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
"This book is highly detailed and heavily referenced."—BIOSIS
"Belongs on the shelves of every serious student and researcher whose focal interest is the retarded."—JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
"Practically every article is of interest for psychologists who are involved with mental retardation."—CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 24
- Published: March 19, 2001
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
LG
Laraine Masters Glidden
Affiliations and expertise
St. Mary's College of Maryland, USAView book on ScienceDirect
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