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Learning disabilities and mental health : a nursing perspective /

Raghavan, Raghu.

Learning disabilities and mental health : a nursing perspective / Raghu Raghavan and Pradip Patel. - Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005. - xi, 236 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword by John Turnbull. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Nature of Mental Health. Learning Disability Nursing. Intellectual Disability and Mental Health: The Facts and Fictions. Identifying Needs and Wishes. Assessment Methods. Therapeutic Approaches. Caring in a Secure Environment. Caring in Community Settings. Professional and Legal Issues. Service Perspectives. Appendix 1: Assessment Tools. Appendix 2: Genetic Syndromes Related to Mental Health. Index

1405106158 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405106153 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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101240589 DNLM 013046475 Uk


Learning disabled--Mental health.
Learning disabilities--Nursing.
Psychiatric nursing.
Mental Disorders--nursing.
Community Mental Health Services.
Learning Disorders--complications.
Mental Disorders--complications.

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