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"Many public health issues date back in history and are still with us to this day. Alcohol and other substance use is just one example of an old problem still with us and when combined with driving in today's world we get a dangerous combination. Public health efforts in this specific area have resulted in some positive developments and trends, but there is still much work to be done. In this book we have gathered recent international public health research not only about alcohol and driving, but also other public health topics from internationally renowned researchers from around the world, which we hope will be of interest to the readers"--

"Wherever we live or whatever we do, disability will always be part of us, whether we want to know it or not. With increasing age, we will all surely encounter disability. It can be age or it can be outside forces that will result in disability, like for example a traffic accident. It is estimated that more than a billion people or about 15% of the population in the world live with some form of disability. Disability research is therefore important not only for the individual or the family, but certainly also for the society that has to adapt and facilitate an easier life and better service for this segment of our population. For example, research from the United States found significant disparities in the prevalence of disability between urban and rural residents with rural residents having the highest prevalence of disability. Such epidemiology and survey research can be important tools for public health focus and intervention and can guide policy makers to allocate budgets and service facilities and expertise. In this book we have gathered some recent disability research from various places around the world that we hope will be of interest to the reader"--

Mental health is ""a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities; can cope with the normal stresses of life; can work productively and fruitfully; and is able to make a contribution to his or her community"". Mental illness is defined as ""collectively, all diagnosable mental disorders"" or ""health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning."" Mental disorders, especially depressive disorders, are related to many chronic diseases like diabet

Intro -- DISABILITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE -- DISABILITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 DISABILITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ONCE UPON A TIME -- CHRONIC DISEASE -- REFERENCES -- SECTION ONE: DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES -- Chapter 2 TEACHING YOUNG MOTHERS TO IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Identification, intervention and surveillance -- Development and child maltreatment -- Intervention for child maltreatment -- OUR STUDY -- Setting -- Materials -- Observation system -- Reliability -- Experimental procedure -- Intervention -- FINDINGS -- Reliability -- Consumer Satisfaction Results -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 CATEGORIZATION ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY CHILDREN WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- OUR SAMPLE -- Material -- Procedure -- Coding criteria and data analysis -- FINDINGS -- Type of first choice (taxonomic, thematic or perceptual) -- Type of second choice in relation to the first one -- Nature of the justifications given by children for the three ontological domains -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: LIST OF ITEMS IN THE MATCH-TO-SAMPLE TASK -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 DON'T TAG ME MENTALLY RETARDED AS I AM NORMAL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CASE STUDY RESEARCH -- A CASE STUDY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 THE THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN CEREBRAL PALSY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSIOTHERAPY -- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY -- NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING (NDT) -- SENSORY INTEGRATION (SI) -- ELECTRICAL STIMULATION -- BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT TREADMILL TRAINING -- CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION -- PATTERNING -- CONSTRAINT-INDUCED THERAPY -- HIPPOTHERAPY -- HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY -- ACUPUNCTURE.

Background  Exercise is important for health and well‐being. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical training on general well‐being and self‐image in older people with intellectual disability.Methods  This study evaluated older adults with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel. The concept of well‐being perceived by the participants was measured by direct interview with a questionnaire consisting of 37 structural statements. The physical training programme was conducted three times a week for 10 consecutive months.Results  Statistical analyses suggested a positive relationship between perceived well‐being and physical training between the experimental and control group.Conclusions  This positive relation supports the important role of physical training to improve perceived well‐being among older adults with intellectual disability.