Health Disparities and Intellectual Disabilities

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

Christopher Hatton (Volume editor), Eric Emerson (Volume editor)

9780128022917, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 28 July 2015

284 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.59 kg

Praise for the Series:
"Belongs on the shelf of every serious student and researcher."  --Journal of Biological Psychology

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.

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

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Educational psychology [JNC], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]