Synopses & Reviews
The World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness first met at Gallaudet University in October 1998, and it has convened five more times in the succeeding years. This volume collects the very best research presented at the Fifth World Congress, which took place in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2012. The eighteen international contributors represent the pioneers of mental health and deafness services in their respective countries.
and#160; and#160; and#160; and#160;Volume editors Benito Estrada Aranda and Ines Sleeboom-van Raaij have divided the book into three partsandmdash;Mental Health Issues and Treatment, Deaf Populations, and Deaf Children and Their Families. In the first part, the contributors provide in-depth analysis of specific challenges and treatment modalities ranging from the provision of mental healthcare as a basic human right to psychopharmacological treatment, the challenges in developing mental health services for deaf and hard of hearing people in countries where none exist, and new treatment therapies.
and#160; and#160; and#160; and#160;Part two looks at issues of self-esteem and cultural identity among deaf and hard of hearing adults in Greece and Cyprus, the services for deaf people at a public health clinic in Austria, and the quality of life among Latino Deaf bilinguals in the United States. In the last part, the contributors focus on mental health issues found in deaf children and adolescents and on the relationships between deaf teenagers and their hearing mothers. The volume concludes with a case study of a prelingually deaf child diagnosed as autistic. Taken all together, these cutting-edge articles explore the important issues within the specialized area of mental health and deafness.
Synopsis
This volume collects the very best research presented at the Fifth World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness, which took place in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2012. The eighteen international contributors represent the pioneers of mental health and deafness services in their respective countries. The editors have divided the book into three partsandmdash;Mental Health Issues and Treatment, Deaf Populations, and Deaf Children and Their Families. The contributors provide in-depth analysis of the specific challenges and treatment options in providing mental healthcare to deaf people, including developing mental health services in countries where none exist, creating new treatment therapies, dealing with issues of self-esteem and cultural identity, providing services for deaf people at a public health clinic, detailing the mental health issues found in deaf children and adolescents, and examining the complications of working with deaf clients who have additional disabilities. Taken all together, these cutting-edge articles explore the important issues within the specialized area of mental health and deafness.
Synopsis
This volume presents a state of the art account of the clinical specialty of mental health care of deaf people. Drawing upon some of the leading clinicians, teachers, administrators, and researchers in this field from the United States and Great Britain, it addresses critical issues from this specialty such as
- Deaf/hearing cross cultural dynamics as they impact treatment organizations
- Clinical and interpreting work with deaf persons with widely varying language abilities
- Adaptations of best practices in inpatient, residential, trauma, and substance abuse treatment for deaf persons
- Overcoming administrative barriers to establishing statewide continua of care
- University training of clinical specialists
- The interplay of clinical and forensic responses to deaf people who commit crimes
- An agenda of priorities for Deaf mental health research
Each chapter contains numerous clinical case studies and places a heavy emphasis on providing practical intervention strategies in an interesting, easy to read style. All mental health professionals who work with deaf individuals will find this to be an invaluable resource for creating and maintaining culturally affirmative treatment with this population.
About the Author
Benito Estrada Arandaand#160;is a professor in the School of Psychology at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosandiacute; in Mexico.and#160;Ines Sleeboom-van Raaijand#160;is a consultant psychiatrist for Royal Dutch Kentalis in the Netherlands.