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Practitioner Review: The Assessment and Treatment of Deaf Children with Psychiatric Disorders
Author(s) -
Roberts Christopher,
Hindley Peter
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/1469-7610.00430
Subject(s) - interpreter , psychology , psychiatry , mental health , population , health professionals , clinical psychology , medicine , health care , environmental health , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
The assessment and treatment of deaf children with psychiatric disorder is intimately related to the individual child's communication, which in turn is affected by a number of factors, medical, social, and cultural. The deafness can be aetiologically related to the psychiatric disorder or can be incidental. Treatment strategies should be adapted to meet the individual child and familya's needs. Deaf professionals have a vital role in mental health services for this population. The use of an interpreter can clarify communication and cultural issues for deaf and hearing children, families, and professionals.