Understanding mental retardation [electronic resource] /
Patricia Ainsworth, Pamela Baker.
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2004.
- x, 200 p. ; 22 cm.
- Understanding health and sickness series .
- Understanding health and sickness series. .
Includes index.
What is mental retardation and who is affected? -- Normal development -- Evolving concepts of mental retardation -- The first six years: infants, toddlers, and preschool children -- School-aged children, adolescents, and teenagers -- The adult years -- The elderly -- Psychiatric illness and mental retardation -- Research on the future of prevention and treatment of mental retardation.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.