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Teaching people how to manage their own “special” diets: SOME LESSONS FROM PRACTICE
Author(s) -
Cole Angela
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1990.tb00602.x
Subject(s) - relation (database) , order (exchange) , control (management) , life style , mental health , style (visual arts) , psychology , public relations , medical education , nursing , medicine , applied psychology , business , political science , psychiatry , computer science , history , archaeology , finance , database , artificial intelligence
Anyone can develop health problems which result in the need to follow a particular type of diet in order to stay well. If this happens, having the opportunity to learn how to manage their health through their diet can mean the difference between a life style that is relatively independent from the medical profession and one that is not. People who have mental handicaps may require increased assistance to learn dietary control of their health, and there may be risks involved. This article examines some of the issues that arose in relation to such a situation in practice, and draws out some of the lessons that were learned.