The medical history of a 16-year-old severely handicapped girl and the social history of her family are traced, with particular emphasis on the extent to which the handicap affected each member of the family. The role of the general practitioner is also highlighted.

objectives: providing care to children who have disability is often a stressful experience, yet spiritual beliefs may help mothers to be patient, tolerant and  hard in coping with child-rearing difficulties. this study examined the relationship between the spiritual attitudes of mothers of handicapped children to child-rearing and psychological hardiness. methods: in a descriptive correlational...

For a group of children with handicaps, growth and development are also affected by abuse or neglect. Our understanding of the problems of the abused, handicapped child emerges from experience with 37 children with cerebral palsy who have been maltreated, coupled with a review of the literature in related areas. We identify the following four problems as crucial to the study of abuse and neglec...

the mentally handicapped child is to be retained in the community, it is essential matt ls family doctor should be aware of his problems which are by no means solely a ^oca' authority services", writes Dr. Brian H. Kirman in the April issue of ractitioner" devoted to "the handicapped child".

Objective: This research was conducted to determine the anxiety levels and coping strategies of the parents who have handicapped children. Methods: Study population included the of parents of 1163 handicapped children who were from 15 rehabilitation centers in a city of, which are working in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education. Of all 405 parents who included in the study and wh...

meet the needs of handicapped children. In its almost poetic statement of goals, Public Law 94142 reflects a movement to develop programs designed to meet each handicapped child’s unique educational needs, &dquo;in order to help each child become all he is capable of being.&dquo; The thrust of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act is to provide each youngster, with the &dquo;least rest...