Mental Defectives, though it is a pity that the author did not include the legal definitions of mental deficiency as well as the modified explanatory ones.

In recent years mental deficiency policy and the wider issue of the history of people with learning difficulties have attracted much attention. Important publications by Mathew Thomson, Anne Digby, Mark Jackson, DavidWright and others have led to a reassessment of mental deficiency provision. These scholars have firmly placed mental deficiency services within a mixed economy of care, with statu...

It is known that Fe deficiency has a negative impact on cognitive function in children by altering brain energy metabolism and neurotransmitter function. It is unclear whether Fe deficiency has detrimental effects on cognition, mental health and fatigue in women of childbearing age. Our aim was to systematically review the literature to determine whether Fe deficiency in women of childbearing a...

In February 2013, C edric Annweiler invited a number of international experts to form a task force, and they met in Boston in July 2013 to evaluate the evidence regarding the role of vitamin D in the mental health of older adults. The discussions resulted in the task force concluding that vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia in older adults [1]. As noted by t...

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