title: Towards optimal mental health of persons with Down syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Child Development Centre, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pueschel
mesh_terms: 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