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Subcultural Mental Handicap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. Blackie ,
A. Forrest  and
G. Witcher
J. Blackie
Affiliation:
Dept. of Christian Ethics, New College
A. Forrest
Affiliation:
Dept. of Christian Ethics, New College
G. Witcher
Affiliation:
Gogarburn Hospital, Edinburgh, EH12 9BJ
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Summary

Some conceptual problems in relation to the interaction of genetic influence and social disadvantagement are discussed, and some of the results of a study of 144 families with mentally handicapped children reported. The work of Heber and his associates in Milwaukee is briefly reviewed, and the Edinburgh data discussed in relation to the study in Aberdeen by Birch et al. (1970). Possible strategies for intervention are considered.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 6 , December 1975 , pp. 535 - 539
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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