Mental Health and Deafness outlines current mental health issues, assessment, and treatment for Deaf people. Margaret du Feu and Cathy Chovaz share their extensive clinical experience with the reader through case studies and support their findings with the most recent literature on the subject.
Mental Health and Deafness outlines current mental health issues, assessment, and treatment for Deaf people. Margaret du Feu and Cathy Chovaz share their extensive clinical experience with the reader through case studies and support their findings with the most recent literature on the subject.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Margaret du Feu is a consultant psychiatrist in the development of Deaf Mental Health Services in Birmingham, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Deafened by cochlear otosclerosis, she received a cochlear implant in 1999. She uses British Sign Language (BSL), Irish Sign Language (ISL) and spoken English both personally and professionally. Cathy Chovaz is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Kings University College and in the Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine, at the University of Western Ontario. She was deafened in 1985, and uses both American Sign Language and spoken English.
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Introduction Chapter 1. Deafness: The Facts Chapter 2. Deaf People in Society Chapter 3. Deaf Children: The Beginning Chapter 4. Psychological Development of Deaf Children Chapter 5. Educational Issues Chapter 6. Adolescence Chapter 7. Deaf Children and Adolescents: Assessment Chapter 8. Deaf Children and Adolescents: Mental Health Disorders Chapter 9. Deaf Children and Adolescents: Treatment Chapter 10. Mental Health of Deaf Adults: Introduction Chapter 11. Deaf Adults: Assessment Chapter 12. Physical and Organic Disorders and Intellectual Disability Chapter 13. Schizophrenia Chapter 14. Mood Disorders Chapter 15. Other Disorders Chapter 16. Deafened People: Mental Health Chapter 17. Deafblind People: Mental Health Chapter 18. Older Deaf Adults: Mental Health Chapter 19. Legal and Forensic Issues Chapter 20. Deaf Adults: Treatment Chapter 21. Services