02364cam a2200277u  450000100100000000300070001000500170001700700030003400800410003701000150007802000290009302000250012203500200014705000220016708200200018910000280020924501480023725000120038526000440039730000320044150400660047350507800053952007270131965000190204670000210206565204993 OCoLC 20190501181740.0ta080731s2006    mdua     b    001 0 eng d  a2006009504  a1890627658 (pbk.)c24.95  a9781890627652 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)6520499300aRC571b.M354 200600a616.85/88422221 aMcGuire, Dennis Eugene.10aMental wellness in adults with Down syndrome :ba guide to emotional and behavioral strengths and challenges cDennis McGuire & Brian Chicoine.  a1st ed.  aBethesda, Md. :bWoodbine House,c2006.  axvi, 431 p.bill. ;c26 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [415]-420) and index.0 aMental health assessment -- Assessing the physical/mental health connection -- Family and community support -- What is normal?: Understanding "normal," "usual," and "common," behavior in people with Down syndrome -- Memory -- Communication skills -- Self-esteem and self-image -- Self -talk, imaginary friends, and fantasy life -- The groove and flexibility -- Life span issues: "teenage behavior," isolation, withdrawal, retirement -- Mental illness and its precipitants -- Assessment of mental illness -- Treatment approaches for mental illness -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Psychotic disorders -- Eating refusal -- Challenging behavior -- Self-injurious behavior -- Tic disorders and repetitive movements -- Austism -- Alzheimer disease.  aThis authoritative, easy-to-read guide clarifies what are the common behavioral characteristics of Down syndrome, how some can be mistaken for mental illness, and what are the bona fide mental health problems that occur more commonly in people with Down syndrome. As McGuire and Chicoine describe these traits and mental health issues, they also explain, through detailed observations and case studies based on their patients, how parents, caregivers and adults with Down syndrome can work together to foster mental wellness. In addition, the authors discuss the importance of regular assessment and how behavior and mental well-being can be affected by environmental conditions, social opportunities, and physical health. 0aDown syndrome.1 aChicoine, Brian.