Inhaltsverzeichnis

Inhaltsverzeichnis [PDF Datei]

Editorial

Michael Seidel
The extinction of people with mental and physical disabilities by German physicians under the Nazi regime

Basic science

Nicole Strüber
Focus on the brain: how individual genes, prenatal epigenetic characteristics and early interaction experiences shape resilience and risk

Kim Hinkelmann
Neurobiology of dissociation: a stress perspective

Filip Morisse and Leen De Neve
Emotional development: from science to practice

Peter Vermeulen
Autism, the predictive mind and context blindness

Mental health

Marco O. Bertelli and Annamaria Bianco
New insights on psychopathological assessment in persons with intellectual disability and low-functioning autism spectrum disorder

Johannes Fellinger
Mental Health of deaf people with intellectual disabilities

Andre Strydom
Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome
– from understanding pathology to prevention

Treatment and care

Miriam Schuler, Hannes Ulrich and Klaus M. Beier
Intellectual disabilities in juveniles and adults with sexual interest in children – a challenge for the prevention of child sexual abuse

Marja W. Hodes
Video-feedback intervention to support parents with intellectual disabilities

Trine Lise Bakken
Mental health nursing for persons with intellectual disabilities: behavioural equivalents, therapeutic communication, emotional climate, and user participation

Regina Fabian
Drama therapy approach using theatre improvisational methods in people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems

Lien Claes, E. De Windt, T. Morisse, H. Schotte, A. Traen,
Trees Vangansbeke and J. Van Tuyckom
On mutual connections between trauma and brain in people with intellectual disabilities

Carlos Escalera
DOKI (dialogue-oriented crisis intervention)

Marco O. Bertelli, Elisabetta Buonaguro, Luciana Forte and Annamaria Bianco
Psychotropic drug use in intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder with high support need: who, what, when, how, and why?

Tina Cook
Building resilience: researching the practice of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy with family carers of adults with learning disability and challenging behaviour

Living in the community

Christine Preißmann
Living with autism – needs, experiences and support

Peter Vermeulen
From neurodiversity to neuroharmony:
intellectual disability, autism and happiness

Karl Elling Ellingsen
Blind spots! A look at some of the outcomes of the Norwegian reform in service systems for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Jeanne Farr
Lessons from a global pandemic: what have we learned?

Appendix

Authors

Acknowledgments