Mental Retardation; Nature, Cause, and Management

Mental Retardation; Nature, Cause, and Management
ISBN-10
0470054042
ISBN-13
9780470054048
Category
Medical / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pages
504
Language
English
Published
1974
Publisher
Hemisphere Publishing Corporation
Author
George S. Baroff

Description

The new edition of what has been an important book in the field of mental retardation revisits the major issues affecting individuals with mental retardation, those personally responsible for their education and well being, and society-at-large. This authoritative text provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions of the disorder -- its nature, its causes, and its treatment or management.

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