A Study of Persons with Severe Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilites

The prevalence of chromosomal translocation t (1; 4) (p21; p14) in Iranian patients with mental disability

Introduction: Intellectual disability or intellectual retardation is a condition in which total mental functioning is distinctively below average and there are disabilities in adaptive behaviors during growth. According to the definition of American Mental Disability Community in 1992 a person is considered intellectually disabled if he or she has an IQ (intelligence quotient) of less than 70...

Mental Retardation, Poverty and Community Based Rehabilitation

A person with moderate mental retardation would, in a western country, be "diagnosed" early on in life. Consequently, such a child is likely to be sent for special education. Given the high level of job requirements, such a person is unlikely to be employed in the open market later in life. Mental retardation is one of the most frequent disabilities in most studies, mental retardation is found ...

OCCURRENCE OF REPEATED FETAL DEATHS AND A SON WITH SEVERE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RETARDATION AMONG PROGENIES OF AN IRANIAN CHEMICAL WARFARE VICTIM

Weight survey on adult persons with mental retardation living in the community.

Prevalence of underweight and obesity were investigated in 282 mentally retarded persons living on the West Coast of Norway. Data collected in this survey suggest that people with severe mental retardation were more likely to be underweight and people with mild mental retardation were more likely to be obese. Compared to persons of average intellectual levels, persons with mental retardation we...

Relationship between mental hardiness and emotional adjustment with emotional intelligence of Mothers with a mentally retarded child

  Introduction: Mental hardiness and adaptability have a major role in increasing the ability of Mothers with a mentally retarded child. Mothers with special children should have high emotional intelligence to take care of these children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental hardiness and emotional adjustment with emotional intelligence in mothers of ment...