Health Disparities and Intellectual Disabilities

by Christopher Hatton, Eric Emerson

Overview

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128022917
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/29/2015
Series:	International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities , #48
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

PI Dr. Deborah Fidler is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. Her research expertise is in the area of early development in individuals with neurogenetic syndromes, with a particular focus on the behavioral phenotype in Down syndrome and its implications for intervention and educational practice. In addition to her role with IRRDD, Dr. Fidler also serves as the incoming Editor of the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. She has published over 45 articles on cognition, behavior, and education in children with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities, and has received funding for her research from the US Department of Education/IES/NCSER, the US Department of Education/NIDRR, National Institutes of Health (NICHD), the National Down Syndrome Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the March of Dimes Foundation.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Health Disparities, Health Inequity and People with Intellectual Disabilities
Chris Hatton and Eric Emerson
2. Health Inequity and Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Eric Emerson and Nick Spencer
3. Identifying and Addressing Disparities in Mortality: U.S. And U.K. Perspectives
Emily Lauer, Pauline Heslop and Matthew Hoghton
4. Health Surveillance and People with Intellectual Disabilities
Chris Hatton, Alexandra Bonardi, Eric Emerson, Michael H. Fox, Gyles Glover, Gloria L. Krahn, Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz and Sue Turner
5. Adults with Cerebral Palsy: Physical and Mental Health Issues and Health Service Use Patterns
C. McMorris, J. Lake, Y. Lunsky, K. Dobranowski, D. Fehlings, M. Bayley, C. McGarry    and R. Balogh
6. A Review of Health Surveillance in Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, Lynn Martin and Katherine McKenzie
7. Discrimination and the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Cathy Vaughan and Eric Emerson

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An ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of developmental disabilities

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"Belongs on the shelf of every serious student and researcher."  —Journal of Biological Psychology

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