Mental Health and Deafness by Margaret Du Feu Md
Mental Health and Deafness outlines current mental health issues, assessment, and treatment for Deaf people. Margaret du Feu and Cathy Chovaz share their extensive clinical experience with the reader through case studies and support their findings with the most recent literature on the subject.
..geared toward clinicians such as family physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers who have little experience working with Deaf people...readers can expect to come away with a good basic understanding of mental health considerations when working with Deaf patients * Amanda OHearn, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education *
Margaret du Feu is a consultant psychiatrist in the development of Deaf Mental Health Services in Birmingham, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. Deafened by cochlear otosclerosis, she received a cochlear implant in 1999. She uses British Sign Language (BSL), Irish Sign Language (ISL) and spoken English both personally and professionally. Cathy Chovaz is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Kings University College and in the Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine, at the University of Western Ontario. She was deafened in 1985, and uses both American Sign Language and spoken English.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199860753 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199860750 |
| Title | Mental Health and Deafness |
| Author | Margaret Du Feu Md |
| Series | Professional Perspectives On Deafness: Evidence And Applications Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2014-05-22 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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