Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

This book engages with the current focus on health promotion as part of the preventative health agenda and examines the physical health considerations of adult intellectual disability patients. Research has shown that the prevalence of certain diseases is much higher in adults with intellectual disabilities than the equivalent non–disabled population. The multiplicity of intellectual disabilities with other disease can lead to poor patient management. This book highlights the commonest physical health issues that should be monitored in the intellectual disability patient.

Spis treści:
Overview of ′Healthy Aging′: Epidemiological Concerns and Issues.
Assessment Processes of Physical Health in Older Adults.
Syndrome Specific Conditions.
Cerebral Palsy and Aging.
Epilepsy and Aging in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.
Visual Impairment in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.
Hearing Impairment and Aging.
Endocrinological Issues in Aging and Intellectual Disabilities.
Dentition and Oral Health.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Barriers to Health Care Services

Nota biograficzna:
Vee P. Prasher is Associate Professor – Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry within Birmingham Specialist Community Health NHS Trust (Services for People with Learning Disabilities), United Kingdom.
Matthew P. Janicki is Research Associate Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States of America.
Foreword written by Robert Cooke, M.D., Senior Health Advisor to the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation and originator of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development in the United States of America

Okładka tylna:
This book engages with the current focus on health promotion as part of the preventative health agenda and examines the physical health considerations of adult intellectual disability patients. Research has shown that the prevalence of certain diseases is much higher in adults with intellectual disabilities than the equivalent non–disabled population. The multiplicity of intellectual disabilities with other disease can lead to poor patient management. This book highlights the commonest physical health issues that should be monitored in the intellectual disability patient.