Towards optimal mental health of persons with Down syndrome.
This paper outlines the risk of mental health disorders in adults with Down syndrome and considers the practical ways in which positive well-being can be promoted. It emphasises that prevention begins at birth and parents need to be alerted to positive child-rearing strategies from infancy.
Pueschel
S M
SM
Child Development Centre, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, USA.
D003376:Counseling; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008603:Mental Health; D010290:Parents; D011998:Recreation; D012649:Self Concept