Deafness in Mind : Working Psychologically with Deaf People Across the Lifespan / edited by Sally Austen and Susan Crocker. - London ; UK : Whurr, 2004. - xiv, 359 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors. Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Introducting Deafness. Chapter 1 Controversy in deafness: Animal Farm meets Brave New World - Sally Austen and Emma Coleman. Chapter 2 Newborn hearing screening: The screening debate - Sally Hind. Chapter 3 Medical and Physiological Aspects of deafness - John Graham. Chapter 4 Tip-toeing through technology - Twanette Acker and Susan Crocker. Part 2: Psychological Models Applied to Deafness. Chapter 5 Pschodynamic considerations in working with people who are deaf - Hanet Fernando. Chapter 6 Working systemically with deaf people and their families - Susan Crocker. Chapter 7 Cognitive behavioural models in deafness and audiology - Sally Austen. Chapter 8 Deaf wellness explored - Mary Griggs. Chapter 9 Neuropsychological development of hearing-impaired children - Lindsey Edwards. Part 3: Deafness and Mental Health. Chapter 10 Mental health services for Deaf people - Nick Kitson and Sally Austen. Chapter 11 The dynamic roles of interpreters and therapists - Jemina Napier and Sally Austen Chapter 12 Substance use disorders and developing substance use services for Deaf people - Bruce Davidson, Helen Miller and Sylvia Kenneth. Chapter 13 Cochlear implants in adults: the role of the psychologist - Sally Austen. Chapter 14 The causes of schizophrenia and its implications for Deaf people - Alison Gray and Margaret du Feu. Chapter 15 At-risk deaf parents and their children - Elizabeth Stone Charlson. Chapter 16 Paediatric cochlear implantation - Emma Sands and Susan Crocker. Chapter 17 Deafness and additional difficulties - Susan Crocker and Lindsey Edwards. Part 4: New Developments in Psychology and Deafness. Chapter 18 Suggestibility and related concepts: implications for clinical and forensic practice with Deaf people - Sue O'Rourke and Nigel Beail. Chapter 19 Stroke in users of BSL: investigating sign language impairments - Jane Marshall, Joanna Atkinson, Alice Thacker and Bencie Woll. Chapter 20 Non-organic hearing loss: detection, diagnosis and mangement - Catherine Lynch and Sally Austen. Chapter 21 Training deaf professionals - Jim Cromwell. Chapter 22 Older adults who use sign language - Sally Austen. Chapter 23 Working with survivors of sexual abuse who are Deaf - Sue O'Rourke and Nigel Beail. Index.

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Hearing disorders--Psychological aspects.
Deafness--Psychological aspects.
Deaf--Mental health.

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