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Disorders of Learning in Childhood
Archie A. Silver
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Description for Disorders of Learning in Childhood
Hardcover. Presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding and diagnosing learning disabilities in children. Series: Wiley Series in Child Mental Health. Num Pages: 704 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JMC; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding and diagnosing learning disabilities in children. With emphasis on those disorders most frequently seen in the clinic and classroom, the text surveys clinically-based classifications of learning disorders and offers general principles of diagnosis and management from biological, psychological, social and educational perspectives. Contains specific recommendations for management, including educational remediation, the use of drugs and psychological therapies. The coverage includes a broad range of opinions to provide alternative theoretical viewpoints and ideas. It concludes with a discussion of future research trends in the neurosciences that will have implications for learning disorders.
Presents a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding and diagnosing learning disabilities in children. With emphasis on those disorders most frequently seen in the clinic and classroom, the text surveys clinically-based classifications of learning disorders and offers general principles of diagnosis and management from biological, psychological, social and educational perspectives. Contains specific recommendations for management, including educational remediation, the use of drugs and psychological therapies. The coverage includes a broad range of opinions to provide alternative theoretical viewpoints and ideas. It concludes with a discussion of future research trends in the neurosciences that will have implications for learning disorders.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Child Mental Health
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471508281
SKU
V9780471508281
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99-50
About Archie A. Silver
ARCHIE A. SILVER is a Distinguished Scholar, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Codirector of the Center for Infant and Child Development at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. He is among the Best Doctors in America, a medical referral service that refers the top physicians in the country. ROSA A. HAGIN ... Read more
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