Category:Mental retardation disorder

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Mental retardation disorder

Name:	Mental retardation disorder
Definition:	According to the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), there are three criteria before a person is considered to have a mental retardation: an IQ below 70, significant limitations in two or more areas of adaptive behavior (as measured by an adaptive behavior rating scale, i.e. communication, self-help skills, interpersonal skills, and more), and evidence that the limitations became apparent before the age of 18.
Super-category:	Nervous system disease
Id:	nlx_dys_20090501
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Definition	According to the latest edition of the Dia … According to the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), there are three criteria before a person is considered to have a mental retardation: an IQ below 70, significant limitations in two or more areas of adaptive behavior (as measured by an adaptive behavior rating scale, i.e. communication, self-help skills, interpersonal skills, and more), and evidence that the limitations became apparent before the age of 18. ions became apparent before the age of 18.
Id	nlx_dys_20090501 +
Label	Mental retardation disorder +
ModifiedDate	6 October 2009 +