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Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Editors:
  1. Vee P. Prasher

    1. The Greenfields, Birmingham, UK

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  2. Matthew P. Janicki

    1. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  • Written by international experts in their field of physical health in intellectual disabilities
  • Promotes better clinical management of physical health in persons with intellectual disabilities
  • Combines recent developments in research with discussion of current clinical practice

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Part

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Vee P. Prasher, Matthew P. Janicki
      Pages 3-7

    3. Epidemiological Issues in Intellectual Disability and Aging Research

      • Philip McCallion, Lisa A. Ferretti, Helen Beange, Mary McCarron
      Pages 9-26

    4. Overview of the Important Physical Health Concerns

      • Éilish Burke, Márie O’Dwyer, Eimear McGlinchey, Sinéad Foran, Caoimhin MacGiolla Phadraig, Rachael Carroll et al.
      Pages 27-52

    5. Assessing Physical Health

      • Gerard J. Kerins, Ilana Stol
      Pages 53-67

  3. Part

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Physical Health and Clinical Phenotypes

      • Andre Strydom, Alexander Curmi, Andrew McQuillin
      Pages 71-86

    3. Health Status of Adults with Cerebral Palsy

      • Margaret A. Turk, Robert J. Fortuna
      Pages 87-120

    4. Regression in Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome

      • Brian Chicoine, George Capone
      Pages 121-140

    5. Visual Impairment

      • Susan C. Danberg
      Pages 141-168

    6. Hearing Impairment

      • Sarah Bent, Siobhan Brennan, Lynzee McShea
      Pages 169-185

    7. Intellectual Disability and Epilepsy

      • Rohit Shankar, Lance Watkins, Stephen Brown
      Pages 187-202

    8. Endocrinological Issues

      • Aidan McElduff, Neha Bansal
      Pages 203-224

  4. Part

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
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    2. Oral and Dental Health

      • Evan Spivack, Mark D. Robinson, Tomas J. Ballesteros
      Pages 227-248

    3. Nutrition and Physical Health

      • Dawna Torres Mughal
      Pages 249-292

    4. Improving Lives Through Alleviating Malnutrition

      • Sunil J. Wimalawansa
      Pages 293-304

    5. Aging and Physical Health

      • Meindert Haveman
      Pages 305-333

    6. Psychotropic Polypharmacy

      • Michelle Cornacchia, Priya Chandan
      Pages 335-344
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About this book

This fully revised and expanded second edition brings together findings from research and clinical practice, with comprehensive coverage of the important aspects of physical health in persons with intellectual disability. Professionals involved in the medical and social care and support of persons with intellectual disability should have a broad understanding of the essential range of issues, and therefore this book provides a truly multi-disciplinary perspective, complete with many tables, figures, and illustrations to underline the key points.

The reader is updated on ongoing developments in the general population, which will become increasingly more relevant to adults with intellectual disability. This book also acknowledges that the impact on the person and on their carers always needs to be taken into account, with treatment programs established with a multi-faceted team approach in mind.

This book is aimed at an international audience of physicians and other allied health personnel concerned about the health and welfare of adults with intellectual disability. It should also be of interest to researchers, administrators, and senior program personnel engaged in this field.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • The Greenfields, Birmingham, UK

    Vee P. Prasher

  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Matthew P. Janicki

About the editors

Vee Prasher is from Derby, UK and completed his medical training at Birmingham Medical School, UK. He is now Visiting Professor of Neuropsychiatry at Liverpool John Moore University and Consultant Psychiatrist in Neuro-developmental Psychiatry (South Birmingham NHS PCT). His research interests include investigating  aspects of biological, physical and psychiatric health morbidity in adults with learning disability; in particular in adults with Down syndrome. Over the last 20 years he has been involved in research investigating the aetiology, diagnosis and the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in older adults with Down syndrome. His MMedSc degree investigated the validity of visual evoked potentials in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome and his MD thesis investigated physical, psychiatric and social morbidity in over 200 adults with Down syndrome. His PhD investigated a number of biological measures for Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome.He is currently involved in a number of treatment trials for dementia in adults with Down syndrome, including genetic, biological and neuroimaging studies. He has published 13 books and over 100 articles.

Matthew P. Janicki, Ph.D. is the co-chair of the US National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices, as well as a research associate professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the director for technical assistance for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health at the University. Formerly, he was director for aging and special populations for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, and was the project director of an effort that provided the World Health Organization with a series of background reports on promoting longevity among adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the world. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  • Editors: Vee P. Prasher, Matthew P. Janicki

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90083-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90082-7Published: 12 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07930-7Published: 08 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90083-4Published: 29 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 420

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Psychiatry, General Practice / Family Medicine

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