title: Child life services and persons with mental retardation.
abstract: We admitted an adult with mental retardation and an eating disorder to a pediatric inpatient unit. Child life services were a core feature in the assessment and treatment of the patient. The role of child life services in the care of persons with mental retardation should be expanded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kastner
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albrecht
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010989:Play Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D006220:Haloperidol