Mental Retardation: Nature, Cause, and Management [Paperback]

Mental Retardation, now in the third edition, was hailed as a classic when it was first published in the 1970's. This edition provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions of mental retardation-its nature, its causes, both biological and psychological, and its management.1: The Nature of Mental Retardation; 2: Personality and Mental Retardation; 3: Biological Factors in Mental Retardation: Chromosomal and Genetic; 4: Nongenetic Biological Factors: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal; 5: Psychological Factors in Mental Retardation; 6: Introduction to Services and Supports; 7: Services and Supports to Children and Youth; 8: Services and Supports to Adults; 9: Maladaptive or Challenging Behavior: Its Nature and Treatment; 10: Psychiatric Disorders in Mental RetardationGeorge S. Baroff, J. Gregory OlleyUS? 1999 Taylor & Francis.