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Mental Retardation: A LifeSpan Approach to People with Intellectual Disabilities, Eighth Edition by Clifford J. Drew & Michael L. Hardman (Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall) provides an introduction to mental retardation that is readable and comprehensive, and which reflects the broad array of stories associated with this disability. The authors combine a developmental approach—discussing their subject as it evolves from birth to the elder years—with a multidisciplinary perspective that acknowledges the need for collaboration in regard to diagnosis and intervention in order to effectively assist people with mental retardation and their families. Coverage pays particular attention to multicultural issues and incorporates the latest research in the field. More

Life Inside: A Memoir by Mindy Lewis (Washington Square Press)  

The patient is an ascetically pretty 15 ½ year old white female. She is intelligent, fearful, extremely anxious, and depressed. Her rage is poorly controlled and inappropriately expressed.

Diagnostic Impression: Program for social recovery in a supportive and structured environment appears favorable.

In 1967, three months before her sixteenth birthday, Mindy Lewis was sent to a state psychiatric hospital by court order. Acutely shy, distrustful of authority, she had been skipping school, smoking pot, and listening to too much Dylan. Her mother, at a loss for what else to do, decided that Mindy would remain in state custody until she turned eighteen and became a legal, law‑abiding, "healthy" adult. More

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