Mental retardation, Dementia, and the age of majority.
By: Borthwick, Chris.
Series: Disability & Society 9 (4) 1994: 519-531.Publisher: 1994Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): AGEING
| DEMENTIA | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITYSummary: DSM-III-R, the standard psychological diagnostic manual, distinguishes between 'mental retardation' and 'dementia' solely on the basis of age onset. The other criteria for the two conditions have little in common and are in some aspects contradictory. The question arises whether a condition with such a protean presentation can be considered to constitute an entity.
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DSM-III-R, the standard psychological diagnostic manual, distinguishes between 'mental retardation' and 'dementia' solely on the basis of age onset. The other criteria for the two conditions have little in common and are in some aspects contradictory. The question arises whether a condition with such a protean presentation can be considered to constitute an entity.
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