Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Mental illness and mental retardation: history and concepts / German E. Berrios -- 2. Mental retardation and mental health: concepts, aetiology and incidence / Ludwik Szymanski -- 3. Psychosocial development of children and adolescents with mild mental retardation / Andrew Levitas and Stephen French Gilson -- 4. Psychological process: the inner world of people with mental retardation / Joan Bicknell -- 5. Tomorrow's research / Chris Kiernan -- 6. Psychopathology in mental retardation / Steven Reiss -- 7. Psychiatric disorders in mental retardation / William Fraser and Mary Nolan -- 8. Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in persons with mental retardation / Steven A. Weisblatt -- 9. Adolescents with mental retardation and psychiatric disorders / Paul Kymissis and Len Leven -- 10. The autistic continuum / Lorna Wing -- 11. Challenging behaviour / Geraldine Holt -- 12. The Fragile X syndrome / Jeremy Turk, Randi J. Hagerman, Angela Barnicoat and John McEvoy.

13. Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease / Anthony J. Holland -- 14. Sexuality: towards a more balanced view / Hilary Brown and Vicky Turk -- 15. Pharmacotherapy in mental retardation / Henry F. Crabbe -- 16. Use of behavioural therapies to enhance personal competency: a multimodal diagnostic and intervention model / William I. Gardner and Janice L. Graeber -- 17. Anger management training: a self-control programme for persons with mild mental retardation / Betsey A. Benson -- 18. Individual, group and family psychotherapy / Sheila Hollins, Valerie Sinason and Sophie Thompson -- 19. A modality for treating aggressive behaviours and sexual disorders in people with mental retardation / Diane Cox-Lindenbaum and Louis Lindenbaum -- 20. The phenomena of playing within the process of sandplay therapy / Nehama T. Baum -- 21. Psychiatric services in mental retardation: generic or specialised provision? / Kenneth Day.

22. Community psychiatric services for people with mental retardation / Nick Bouras, David Brooks and Katie Drummond -- 23. Integrated employment and vocational services for youth and adults with disabilities in the United States / John R. Johnson and Frank R. Rusch -- 24. Quality assurance for adults with mental retardation and mental health needs / Shaun Gravestock -- 25. The challenge of providing high quality services / Jim Mansell -- 26. Services for people with dual diagnosis in the USA / Frank J. Menolascino -- 27. Developing services in Canada: Ontario vignettes / Alice Puddephatt and Sam Sussman -- 28. The prevention and management of seriously disruptive behaviour in Australia / Tony Attwood and Ron Joachim -- 29. The European scene / Anton Dosen -- 30. Availability and gratification of services in Japan / Akihiko Takahashi -- 31. Strengths and difficulties in developing countries: the case of Zimbabwe / Jack Piachaud.