Public Provision for the Mentally Retarded in the United States

1966 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 2269
Author(s):  
Gertrude C. Milliken ◽  
Harry Best
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Provision

PREVALENCE OF HOMOCYSTINURIA AMONG THE MENTALLY RETARDED: EVALUATION OF A SPECIFIC SCREENING TEST

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 586-589
Author(s):  
George Link Spaeth ◽  
G. Winston Barber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand

The prevalence of homocystinuria in patients with mental retardation institutionalized in the United States is about 0.02%; this is lower than a previous estimation from Northern Ireland (0.3%). On the other hand, about 5% of patients with dislocated lenses may be expected to have the disease. A silver-nitroprusside test which is almost completely specific for homocystine has been evaluated. It should be useful for screening.

Transcending the Iatrogenic Approach to Treating Mentally Retarded and Learning Disabled Persons

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Morgan ◽  
Stanley K. Fevens
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Normal Functioning ◽  
Mentally Impaired

Selected milestone and local programs from Canada and the United States of America are reviewed to illustrate the need to transcend the iatrogenic or socially harmful pseudo-scientific defeatism which often blocks meaningful investment by a community in efforts designed to return mentally impaired persons to normal functioning. The matetial presented attempts to bridge the gap between the specialized literature of psychological research and the very practical interpretations demanded of community psychologists in the field. Local context evaluations and replications are encouraged.

A System of Services for the Mentally Retarded Offender

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Menolascino
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The United States ◽  
Young Offender ◽  
Community Based ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Correctional Programs ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Correctional System

Throughout the United States and Canada, community-based programs for the retarded are being expanded, as are alternative correctional programs for the young offender. But for the men tally retarded offender no such new approaches have been de vised ; he is still relegated to, and unwanted by, both the tradition al correctional system and the institutions for the retarded.

Forgotten Children: Maltreated Children of Mentally Retarded Parents

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-132
Author(s):  
Lucy S. Crain ◽  
Georgia K. Millor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The United States ◽  
Developmentally Disabled ◽  
Supportive Services ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Adult Lives

It is estimated that at least 1 million developmentally disabled adults, half of whom are mentally retarded, now reside in communities throughout the United States.1,2 With recent emphasis on increased independence, normalization, and reaffirmation of the civil rights of mentally retarded persons, many are now experiencing nonsheltered adult lives and marriage. As emancipated adults, childbearing and childrearing may follow, but few if any communities have developed adequate supportive services for meeting the needs of these mentally retarded parents and their children. Although there is a lack of data on the prevalence of parenting problems among mentally retarded adults,3 abuse and neglect have been repeatedly implicated as etiologic factors in mental retardation.

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