Overview of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders for mental health professionals
- Författare
- Clarke ME, Gibbard WB.
- Titel
- Overview of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders for mental health professionals
- Utgivningsår
- 2003
- Tidskrift
- Can Child Adolesc Psychiatr Rev
- Volym
- 12
- Sidor
- 57– 63
- Sammanfattning
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and related disorders such as Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND) are the most common form of developmental disability and birth defects in the western world. Early recognition and accurate diagnosis by mental health professionals remains a key issue. This article reviews history, mechanisms of alcohol exposure, epidemiology, diagnosis and management of FASD.