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| Dimensions of learning disability | | Author(s) | Bob Gates, Colin Beacock |
| Corporate Author | Royal College of Nursing |
| Publisher | Bailliere Tindall, London, 1997 |
| Pages | 381 pp |
| Source | Harcourt Brace and Co. Ltd., Foots Cray High Street, Sidcup, Kent DA14 5HP. |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Health [elderly] ; Education ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Case studies ; Research ; United Kingdom ; Sweden ; Romania. |
| Annotation | This book has been written for those who care for, and work with, people with learning disabilities. It also aims to place learning disabilities firmly back on the health agenda, in the light of legislation such as the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. Central is the idea that one way of understanding learning disabilities is to portray it as a complex state of health comprising a number of dimensions - educational, biological, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, political and economic - each of which are explored in turn. Three case histories from the UK, Sweden and Romania highlight two mature services along with a country that is in the process of setting up services. The final part of the book provides an overview and analysis of recent research relating to each of the dimensions discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970729210 B |
| Classmark | E4: CC: V: EX: 69P: 3A: 8: 76P: 7AR |
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