The behavior of 304 mentally disabled adults was observed in five settings (one residence, four sheltered workshops) during periods when they were free to affiliate with peers. Regression analyses using settings, personal traits (age, sex, IQ, and diagnosis), and mediating variables (e.g., physical attractiveness, desire for affiliation, and length of institutionalization) were conducted to pre...

Mental Health 1965-66 states that it is estimated that half of the 64,000 patients in hospitals for the mentally subnormal could leave hospital if there were suitable accommodation and adequate support for them in the community. The validity of this statement is substantiated by a study of the referrals to the admission bureau at this hospital for the mentally subnormal which serves a populatio...

The paper addresses ways in which litigation serves a role in the reform of services for mentally disabled children-and !adults. Effects on deinstitutionalization are emphasized. Benefits of using litigation to secure the rights of mentally retarded persons include public awareness, quality assurance standards for institutions, and the development of new programing strategies. Drawbacks to liti...

background entamoeba histolytica/entamoeba dispar and enterobius vermicularis are the major health problems in the developing countries especially in iran. the prevalence of infection is variable among different social groups in the world. objectives since elderly and mentally retarded are high risk group, the present survey was carried out in order to determine the prevalence of intestinal par...

This is the first of a series of papers in which we describe social relationships among mentally disabled adults who worked in four sheltered workshops. In this paper, procedures for observing and interviewing clients and for interviewing staff members were described, and data on reliability and general levels of social behavior were reported. Reliability of social behavior was significant acro...

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One of the problems with which mentally challenged children and adolescents are faced in the healthcare systems of the world is that the importance of their problems have often been neglected by decision-makers. 1 The problem looks more severe when we investigate health care services to mentally disable children. Generally, a child's health problem creates an economic burden for families but ca...