Issues in Mental Health Counseling with Persons with Mental Retardation.

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Title: Issues in Mental Health Counseling with Persons with Mental Retardation.
Language: English
Authors: Prout, H. Thompson, Strohmer, Douglas C.
Source: Journal of Mental Health Counseling. Apr 1998 20(2):112-121.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Information Analyses
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bias, Community Services, Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology
ISSN: 1040-2861
Abstract: Reviews mental-health issues concerning persons with mental retardation, particularly as these issues apply to mental-health counseling. Included in this review is a discussion of the prevalence of psychopathology, types of problems presented, issues in clinical bias, access to community services, assessment techniques, and specific mental-health-counseling issues. (Author/MKA)
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: EJ587347
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Reviews mental-health issues concerning persons with mental retardation, particularly as these issues apply to mental-health counseling. Included in this review is a discussion of the prevalence of psychopathology, types of problems presented, issues in clinical bias, access to community services, assessment techniques, and specific mental-health-counseling issues. (Author/MKA)
ISSN:1040-2861