Behavioral Medicine with the Developmentally Disabled

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Chapter 1

   1. Behavioral Medicine with the Developmentally Disabled

      • Jurgen H. Kedesdy, Dennis C. Russo

      Pages 1-18

3. Symptom Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Feeding Disorders in the Developmentally Disabled Population

      • Amy J. Ginsberg

      Pages 21-41

   3. The Role of Development and Learning in Feeding Disorders

      • Thomas R. Linscheid

      Pages 43-48

   4. Behavioral Medicine and Neurological Disorders

      • Jerry A. Martin

      Pages 49-63

   5. Neurobehavioral Analysis of Epilepsy in Developmentally Disabled Individuals

      • John C. Neill, Norberto Alvarez

      Pages 65-76

   6. Assessment and Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders

      • Lynn H. Parker

      Pages 77-84

   7. Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in the Developmentally Disabled

      • Karl O. Moe

      Pages 85-111

   8. Use of Biofeedback in the Treatment of Incontinence

      • Bruce J. Masek

      Pages 113-117

4. Assessment Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. Behavioral Assessment Technology for Pharmacotherapy in Developmental Disabilities

      • Stephen R. Schroeder

      Pages 121-136

   3. Pharmacotherapy in Developmental Disabilities

      • C. Keith Conners

      Pages 137-141

   4. The Role of Neuropsychological Assessment in Behavioral Medicine with the Developmentally Disabled

      • Richard S. Fischer

      Pages 143-160

   5. The Utility of Neuropsychological Assessments of Mentally Retarded Individuals

      • Barry F. Skoff

      Pages 161-170

5. Educative Interventions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171

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   2. Behavioral Medicine Approaches to the Prevention of Mental Retardation

      • Jack W. Finney, Patrick C. Friman

      Pages 173-200

   3. On Effective Prevention of Mental Retardation

      • S. M. Pueschel

      Pages 201-209

   4. Training Parents in Behavioral Medicine Techniques for the Chronic Care of Their Developmentally Disabled Children

      • Carol Lewis, Ronald S. Drabman

      Pages 211-228

   5. Behavioral Parent Training for Families of Developmentally Disabled Children

      • Karen S. Budd

      Pages 229-238

Since the late 1960s, the behavioral treatment of mentally retarded, au­ tistic, and other developmentally disabled persons has grown progres­ sively more sophisticated. The literature on behavioral treatment has produced effective and clinically significant programs for the reduction of maladaptive behaviors such as tantrums, aggression, and self-injury; skills deficits have been remediated through improved programs for language and life skills acquisition; and new environments have been opened in the creation of mainstream educational opportunities. In spite of these advances, it strikes us that this almost exclusive focus on behavior problems and skills remediation has been somewhat myopic and that much of the potential for application of behavioral science to solving problems of the developmentally disabled is as yet untapped. In the 1980s, an important revolution has taken place: the devel­ opment of the field of behavioral medicine. This field, in merging disease treatment and management with learning and behavior, has already made impressive progress toward a reconceptualization of health care that acknowledges the centrality of behavior in disease expression. Al­ though there has, as yet, been only a preliminary application of this reconceptualization to the field of developmental disabilities, we are convinced that further extension has great potential.

• Biofeedback
• Evaluation
• Management
• Syndrom
• Training
• Validation
• assessment
• compliance
• diagnosis
• etiology
• intervention
• neuropsychology
• trauma

• The Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Dennis C. Russo

• Kennedy Memorial Hospital for Children, Brighton, USA

  Jurgen H. Kedesdy

• Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Jurgen H. Kedesdy

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