mental retardation |
Is the term used in the World Health Organisation's Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD IO, 1992).
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mental hospital |
means a residential facility for the diagnosis, care and treatment of the mentally disabled other than the mentally retarded.
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mental retardation |
means subaverage general intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period and is associated with impairment of one or more of the following: (1) maturation, (2) learning and (3) social adjustment.
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mental |
Relating to the mind.
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mental illness |
Any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual's normal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning, and caused by social, psychological, biochemical, genetic, or other factors, such as infection or head trauma. Also called emotional illness, mental disease, and mental disorder. [Heritage]
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