Fetal Alcohol Syndrome : : A lifelong Challenge / / Hans-Ludwig Spohr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Spohr, Hans-Ludwig,
• TeilnehmendeR: Becker, Gela.; Nagel, Manuela.; Siedentopf, Jan-Peter.; Wolter, Heike.; van Noort, Betteke Maria.
• MitwirkendeR: Nagel, Manuela,; Noort, Betteke Maria van,; Siedentopf, Jan-Peter,; Spohr, H.-L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; List of authors --; Part I: The fetal alcohol syndrome and its diagnosis --; 1. The syndrome --; 2. Diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome --; 3. The 4-Digit Diagnostic Code --; 4. Neuropsychological aspects of fetal alcohol syndrome --; 5. Diagnostic characteristics across lifespan --; 6. Comorbid disorders and differential diagnosis of FAS --; Part II: Scientific basis of the fetal alcohol syndrome --; 7. Epidemiology --; 8. Teratogenic effects of alcohol --; 9. Effects of prenatal exposure to nicotine or illegal substances --; 10. Biomarker for the detection of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy --; 11. Neuropathological aspects and pathogenesis of FASD --; 12. Genetic and epigenetic aspects of fetal alcohol syndrome --; Part III: The fetal alcohol syndrome in adulthood --; 13. Fetal alcohol syndrome in adults (“FAS adult”) --; 14. Diagnosing Fetal alcohol syndrome in adulthood --; Part IV: Intervention, prevention, and social law issues --; 15. Treatment and intervention programs --; 16. Prevention of FAS and FASD --; 17. Awareness and support of persons with FAS in other European countries: governmental policy and social law --; Part V: Life stories --; M.; born in 2009 (m); fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); January 2013 --; Part VI: Appendix --; A. Residential communities and assisted individual housing for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and behavioural disorders --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110436563; 9783110719550; 9783110604252; 9783110603255; 9783110604207; 9783110603200
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110436563
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Hans-Ludwig Spohr.

The harmful consequences of alcoholism for the unborn child are still largely unknown. This book presents a detailed description of fetal alcohol syndrome as well as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders with respect to their clinical presentation, diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathogenesis. It also includes detailed considerations of underlying psychopathology, prevention, and therapy as well as the social consequences and impacts to patients.