International Review of Research in Mental Retardation
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9780080495712
Subjects: Mental retardation -- Research -- Periodicals; Mental retardation -- Periodicals; Developmental disabilities -- Periodicals
Description: International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Behavioral Phenotypes: Going Beyond the Two-Group Approach; I. How do Persons with Mental Retardation Differ from One Another?; II. Behavioral Phenotypes: Current Definitions and Findings; III. The Future: Five Unresolved Issues; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Prenatal Drug Exposure and Mental Retardation; I. Introduction; II. Findings from Early Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Studies; III. Direct and Indirect Pathways; IV. Current Findings; V. Prenatal Drug Exposure and the Etiology of Mental Retardation; VI. Conclusions; References; title: Chapter 3. Spina Bifida: Genes, Brain, and DevelopmentI. Nature of Spina Bifida; II. A Multi-Disciplinary Research Program; III. Overall Outcomes in School-Age Children; IV. Neural Phenotype of SBM: Relationships with Cognitive and Motor Functions; V. Developmental Factors: A Life Span Approach; VI. Conclusions and Future Directions; References; Chapter 4. The Role of the Basal Ganglia in the Expression of Stereotyped, Self-Injurious Behaviors in Developmental Disorders; I. The BG System: Function and Dysfunction; II. BG Pathology and Developmental Disorders; title: III. Animal Models of Stereotyped Self-InjuryIV. Future Directions and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease in Down Syndrome; I. Age; II. Apolipoprotein E Genotype; III. Brain Reserve Capacity Hypothesis; IV. Gender and Estrogen; V. Folate Metabolism, B-Group Vitamins, and Risk of AD In DS: A Hypothesis in Search of Data; VI. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Precursors of Mild Mental Retardation in Children with Adolescent Mothers; I. Developmental Delays during Infancy and Early Childhood; title: II. The Emergence of Mild Mental Retardation and Learning DisabilitiesIII. The Importance of Early Parenting; IV. Pathways to Developmental Delays; V. Summary and Recommendations; References; Chapter 7. The Ecological Context of Challenging Behavior in Young Children with Developmental Disabilities; I. Challenging Behavior and Children with Developmental Disabilites; II. The Ecological Context of Challenging Behaviors; III. Environtype: The Ecological Context of Behavior; IV. Interaction: Transactional Models; V. An Ecological Model of Intervention; VI. Conclusions; References; title: Chapter 8. Employment and Intellectual Disability: Achieving Successful Employment OutcomesI. Perceptions of Disability Including Intellectual Disability at the Macro Level and Implications for Employment; II. Practices that Promote Successful Employment Outcomes for People with Intellectual Disability; III. Maximizing the Achievement of Successful Employment Outcomes: Future Directions; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 9. Technology Use and People with Mental Retardation; I. Importance of Technology Use to People with Mental Retardation