Treatment Issues in Genetic Mental Retardation Syndromes

Because of genetic advances and radical shifts in service delivery, psychologists in community mental health and social service agencies increasingly serve clients with mental retardation syndromes. Persons with specific genetic mental retardation syndromes often differ in their behavioral strengths...

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Published in:Professional psychology, research and practice research and practice, 1997-06, Vol.28 (3), p.263-270
Main Authors: Dykens, Elisabeth M, Hodapp, Robert M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Congenital Disorders
Fragile X Syndrome
Genetics
Human
Intellectual Development Disorder
Intellectual disabilities
Prader Willi Syndrome
Psychology
Treatment
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Summary:Because of genetic advances and radical shifts in service delivery, psychologists in community mental health and social service agencies increasingly serve clients with mental retardation syndromes. Persons with specific genetic mental retardation syndromes often differ in their behavioral strengths and weaknesses and in their predispositions to psychiatric disorders. Although genetic breakthroughs are sparking more research on these so-called behavioral phenotypes, researchers have yet to systematically translate phenotypic data into guidelines for therapy and intervention. Using fragile X syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome as examples, this article shows how the behavioral phenotypes of mental retardation syndromes can inform clinical practice.
ISSN:0735-7028
1939-1323
DOI:10.1037/0735-7028.28.3.263