Handbook of Mental Illness in the Mentally Retarded, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984

This volume aims to provide the reader with a contemporary account of his­ torical, diagnostic, treatment-management (including the individual and the service systems perspectives), and training dimensions of mentally ill/mentally retarded individuals from interdisciplinary perspectives. Emphasis is placed on current and evolving aspects of this topic. The broad scope of our approach is consistent with the concepts and practices that currently typify this topical area of clinical and research activity. This volume is divided into five sections. Part I deals with the definitional aspects: the nature and incidence, the historical aspects, and a view of assessing the types of needs of mentally ill/mentally retarded individuals. Part II ad­ dresses the key issues in treatment intervention: from an individual therapeutic aspect through vocational considerations, as well as the role of the parents in these helping processes. Part III focuses on systems of service delivery, ranging from inpatient and day treatment models to the delivery of services in the home; at all times, the emphasis is on programs that have been successful. Part IV presents a modern perspective on the multiple challenges in training both men­ tal health and mental retardation specialists, as well as the critical dimension of providing a well-trained cadre of paraprofessionals in both fields. And finally, Part V encompasses key current research perspectives as well as possible future directions for this rapidly growing area of professional interest and involve­ ment.

I Nature of the Dual Diagnosis.- 1. The Nature and Incidence of Mental Illness in Mentally Retarded Individuals.- 2. Dual Diagnosis of Mental Retardation and Mental Illness: An Overview.- 3. Need Assessment and Service Planning for Mentally Retarded-Mentally Ill Persons.- II Treatment and Management Interventions.- 4. Use of Behavior Therapy with the Mentally Retarded in Community Settings.- 5. Modified Individual and Group Treatment Approaches for the Mentally Retarded-Mentally Ill.- 6. Specific Psychopharmacological Approaches and Rationale for Mentally Ill-Mentally Retarded Children.- 7. Treatment Strategies in the Habilitation of Severely Mentally Retarded-Mentally Ill Adolescents and Adults.- 8. Multimodal Treatment of Mental Illness in Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Persons.- III Special Systems of Services.- 9. Value-Based Programming for the Dually Diagnosed: The Rock Creek Model.- 10. A Model Inpatient Psychiatric Program: Its Relationship to a Continuum of Care for the Mentally Retarded-Mentally Ill.- 11. A Plan Designed to Deliver Services to the Multiply Mentally Handicapped.- 12. A Model Day-Treatment Service for the Mentally Retarded-Mentally Ill Population.- 13. A Home Intervention Program for Mentally Retarded-Emotionally Disturbed Individuals and Their Families.- IV Training Challenges.- 14. Training Mental Health Personnel in Mental Retardation.- 15. Teaching Behavior Modification Skills to Paraprofessionals.- 16. New Challenges in Social Work Practice with the Mentally Retarded.- V Research and Future Directions.- 17. Psychiatric Research in Mental Retardation: Current Status and Future Directions.- 18. A Broader Perspective: Applying Modern Mental-Retardation Service-System Principles to All Chronically Disabled Persons.- Author Index.