understanding its development, causes, classification, evaluation, and treatment /
James C. Harris
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006
x, 429 p. :
ill. ;
74 cm
Developmental perspectives in psychiatry
Includes bibliographical references and index
Origins, changing concepts, and legal safeguards -- The classification of intellectual disability -- Epidemiology: who is affected? -- Etiology and assessment -- Understanding and evaluating emotional and behavioral impairment -- Genetics, behavior, and behavioral phenotypes -- A lifespan developmental approach -- Family, behavioral, interpersonal, psychoeducational, pharmacologic and community interventions -- Ethics and spirituality