Abstract
The term ‘mental handicap’ has generally been used in this book although the following are also in common use:
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amentia
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mental subnormality
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mental deficiency
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mental retardation
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intellectual retardation
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Simon, G.B. (1980). Introduction: Some Information about Mental Handicap. In: Simon, G.B. (eds) The Modern Management of Mental Handicap. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7200-4_1
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