Ways to Improve the Social Adaptability of Mentally Disabled Children

Difficulties of mothers living with mentally disabled children.

OBJECTIVE To determine the difficulties of mothers living with children suffering from intellectual disabilities, and the influence of socio-demographic factors aggravating the situation. METHODS The study was conducted from September to December 2009 in Odemis, Izmir in western Turkey, in one public-sector and two private-sector rehabilitation centres for disabled children. The research samp...

Importance of Oral Hygiene Habits in Mentally Disabled Children

BACKGROUND The main factor related to gingival/periodontal problems in disabled individuals is the inadequacy of the plaque removal from the teeth. Motor coordination problems and muscular limitation in neuromuscularly disabled individuals along with the difficulty in understanding the importance of oral hygiene in mentally disabled individuals have resulted in the progression of inflammatory d...

Choice Selection Module A Device to Improve Communication for the Physically and Mentally Disabled

Religious Coping Styles, General Health, and Psychological Well-Being Among Mothers of Mentally Disabled Children

Objectives: The birth and presence of an exceptional child in a family can be considered as an undesirable challenging event. This event may be associated with stress, frustration, sadness, and despair. This study aimed to examine the relationship of religious coping styles with general health and psychological well-being among mothers of mentally disabled children. Methods: This cross-section...

Social ecology of supervised communal facilities for mentally disabled adults: IV. Characteristics of social behavior.

Behavior categories for observations of 304 mentally disabled adults were analyzed in relation to settings (sheltered workshops and residential facility), personal characteristics (age, sex, IQ, diagnosis, and desire for affiliation) and characteristics of partners. Both settings and personal characteristics predicted individual behavior rates for the 10 most frequently observed behavior catego...