TY - BOOK ID - 6379705 TI - Mental retardation : some recent developments in the study of causes and social effects of this problem AU - Kirman, Brian H. AU - Institute for Research into Mental Retardation. PY - 1968 VL - 1 SN - 0080133711 1322461910 148313783X PB - Oxford : Pergamon Press, DB - UniCat KW - Mental retardation KW - Mental retardation. KW - Idiocy KW - Intellectual disabilities KW - Mental deficiency KW - Developmental disabilities KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - People with mental disabilities KW - Intellectual disability. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:6379705 AB - Mental Retardation summarizes some developments in the study of the causes and social effects of mental retardation. The problem of definition and recognition is emphasized, along with its relationship to frequency and to the changes that have occurred in the natural history and prevalence of mental handicap in general and of some of its specific constituent disorders in particular. This book covers a wide range of topics related to mental retardation, from its prevalence and causes to prevention and treatment; chemical disorders and other enzyme defects; the effect of a hypothetical restricti ER -