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Severe Behavior Disorders in the Mentally Retarded - Nondrug Approaches to Treatment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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Severe Behavior Disorders in the Mentally Retarded - Nondrug Approaches to Treatment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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It is well known that behavior problems are a salient
characteristic of children and adults with mental retardation. That
is not to say that all persons with mental retardation experience
behavior disorders; how ever, most studies indicate that the
incidence of emotional disturbance in this population is four to
six times greater than that observed in similar intellectually
nonhandicapped children and adults. It is equally well known that
the principal form of treatment accorded clients with mental
retardation and behavior disorders is pharmacotherapy or the
prescrip tion of behavior modifying drugs. Recent studies show that
6 out of every 10 individuals with mental retardation have been
prescribed drugs as treatment for disorders of emotion or behavior.
Unfortunately, further studies indicate that only one or 2 out of
every 10 clients receiving medication are determined to be
"responders," such that some thera peutic benefit is derived from
their drug treatment. As noted by the title, the single major
thrust of this volume is to review approaches to the treatment of
behavior disorders in persons with mental retardation from a
nondrug perspective. This requires the presentation of a wide range
of material on treatment: basic behavior modification programming,
cognitive-behavioral strategies, habilitative approaches,
counseling and psychotherapy, designing therapeutic living
environments, managing medical factors bearing relevance to
emotional illness, intervening with families, training special
education teachers and direct care staff, and supplying information
on the client's rights to obtain treatment in the least restrictive
and least intrusive manner."
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