Mental Handicap. Social Science Perspectives (Book).

Social Competence and Mental Handicap

^ailliere Tindall and Russell, 45s. the author points out, probably ^ore time and energy have been sPent over the past 100 years in e*ploring why some individuals are ^ntally defective than in investigating their training and treatment, 'his book provides a critical review present methods of educating training the mentally handi

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Porphyrias and Mental Handicap

substances, the main one of which he called haematoporphyrin (porphurouspurple). Three years later Schultz published the first case of porphyria. In 1911 Glinther classified the diseases of porphyrin metabolism from published cases, including his own. Since then, numerous papers have been published and various classifications put forward. The latest classification is that from Brodie et al,2 in...

Mental handicap and the mental health act.

Combating Social Handicap

Report on a group of parents with handicapped children who came together to organise activities to overcome their childrens' lack of social education.