‘Mental Retardation’ or ‘Intellectual Disability’: Time for a Conceptual Change

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Authors

Luis Salvador‐Carulla · Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services

Marco O. Bertelli · Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services

Abstract

The name 'developmental cognitive impairment' is here suggested to coexist with ID for naming the metasyndrome previously called MR following a polysemic-polynomious approach.

Topics & Keywords

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Congenital heart defects research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Psychopathology

Volume 41, Issue 1, pp. 10-16

DOI: 10.1159/000109950

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