National Assistance for Mentally Handicapped Persons
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Teamwork for the Mentally Handicapped
Proposals for a new, community-based service for the mentally handicapped.
متن کاملEmpirical Analysis of Sterilization of Mentally Handicapped Individuals in the United States
Sterilization of mentally handicapped individuals occurs today despite little consensus in the medical community as to when sterilization is appropriate (Zurawin & Paransky, 2003). In addition, each state has different laws regarding sterilization of the mentally handicapped. Thus, nurses and nurse practitioners must navigate the complex social issues and legal uncertainties related to steriliz...
متن کاملSex chromatin survey in mentally handicapped children in Mexico.
Sex chromatin studies in institutions for mentally handicapped children show a considerably higher frequency of abnormalities as compared with observations on the general population. The published material is summarized in Table I. The present research was undertaken in order to determine the frequency of possible X chromosome numerical aberrations, by means of a sex chromatin study, in a group...
متن کاملTraining for primary care of mentally handicapped patients in US family practice residencies.
BACKGROUND As a result of managed care mandates for primary care and the growing community presence of the 6 million mentally handicapped persons in the United States, primary care of this population will increasingly be provided by family physicians. How much family practice residencies emphasize training for care of this population is the focus of this study. METHODS A questionnaire was mai...
متن کاملOuting the Madman: Fair Housing for the Mentally Handicapped and Their Right to Privacy versus the Landlord's Duty to Warn and Protect
This article examines the serious potential for a clash between two sets of values: (1) the stated values of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, that persons handicapped within its terms should not be denied access to decent housing on that account, and that mentally handicapped tenants, especially those who may have, but do not necessarily possess, a propensity for violence, have privacy ...
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