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SummaryIn a longitudinal descriptive and qualitative study, nine blind pre‐school children have been observed in natural inter‐actional settings in their nurseries. The objective was to give a detailed description of the blind child's activities and social situation in a group of sighted children. The results showed that the blind child's overall behaviour in the pre‐school setting was different when compared with the sighted children's behaviour, as shown in activities like orientation, exploration and play. The blind children seldom participated in sighted children's play and they seldom initiated contact with the other children. The sighted children initially showed an interest in the blind child but as their initiatives were often neglected, they were not encouraged to proceed. The teachers played an important role for the blind children, both as a visual interpreter and as a play‐mate. However, many of the teachers had great difficulties in understanding the blind child's way of functioning. Alternative pre‐school settings for blind children are

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00735.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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SummaryThis paper describes an analysis of the written information given to parents of pre‐school children with developmental delay prior to their attendance at a Child Development Centre. Texts were analysed for their readability and human interest, and the usefulness of the information was assessed through consultation with parent consumers. The discussion of the results includes suggestions for staff who are involved in the development of client leaflets and booklet

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00736.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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SummarySome 211 male alcoholic in‐patients were compared with a simple random sample of 200 men from Greater Stockholm. The group of male alcoholic in‐patients and the random sample were subdivided with respect to alcohol consumption and use of hepatotoxic drugs: (IA) men from the random sample with low or moderate alcohol consumption and no use of drugs (n= 169); (IB) men from the random sample with low or moderate alcohol consumption with use of drugs (n= 31); (IIA) alcoholic in‐patients with use of alcohol but no drugs (n= 171); (IIB) alcoholic in‐patients with use of alcohol and drugs (n= 40). Earlier and more severe alcohol‐related and anti‐social problems were found among subjects with an alcoholic parent than among subjects without an alcoholic parent. The highest level of problems was noted for subjects with alcoholism in both parents and among the alcoholic in‐patients. Groups which resembled each other were the drug users in the alcoholic group and in the general sample. Both inherited and environmental factors are important determinants and many of these individuals have psycho‐social problems as children and adults. The children of those adults who used alcohol in combination with drugs (IIB) had most problems and the most severe problems. In the general population sample, those who used alcohol in combination with drugs (IB) had so many problems in the family and psycho‐social problems themselves that they resembled the alcoholic in‐patients and especially the group with high alcohol consumption in combination with drugs (IIB). A new finding is that the high‐risk groups IB and IIB, who used both alcohol and drugs, had experienced a more disturbed school career and were more aggressive, had more nervous problems, and were more emotionally disturbed than the population studied belonged to a concealed alcoholic group raises the question whether it is really true that every sixth inhabitant of Greater Stockholm has a serious alcohol problem. However, the sample was relatively small, and this implies some uncertainty in the determination of the prevalence. A finding that indicates that the figure is not in fact so far from reality is that 65% of group IB were themselves of the opinion that they drank alcohol often or regarded the

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00737.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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SummaryOsteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or brittle bones is a most unusual disease and there is a limited number of people in the whole world suffering from it. Most studies reported from this area are in the medical field and few illuminate the psycho‐social effects of the disease.Three studies of children and young people with brittle bones have been carried out within the psycho‐social field in Sweden. They are all based on inquiries and interviews with children and parents engaged in the Swedish National Organization for Physically Disabled Children and Adolesce

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00738.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00739.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Book review in this article:Prader Willi Syndrome and the younger personThe Prader Willi Syndrome Association, UK.Down's syndromeby Richard Newton.Children who soil: assessment and treatmentby Ann Buchanan and Graham Clayden.

ISSN:0305-1862    

DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2214.1993.tb00740.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY