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