U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Mental Retardation, Psychosocial

MedGen UID:
7545
•Concept ID:
C0025363
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Mental Retardations, Psychosocial; Psychosocial Mental Retardation; Psychosocial Mental Retardations; Retardation, Psychosocial Mental; Retardations, Psychosocial Mental

Definition

Reversible mental retardation due to environmental and/or social factors with no organic etiological component. [from PSY]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychosocial co-morbidity affects treatment outcome in children with fecal incontinence.
van Everdingen-Faasen EQ, Gerritsen BJ, Mulder PG, Fliers EA, Groeneweg M
Eur J Pediatr 2008 Sep;167(9):985-9. Epub 2007 Oct 19 doi: 10.1007/s00431-007-0619-4. PMID: 17952465
Mild mental retardation: psychosocial functioning in adulthood.
Maughan B, Collishaw S, Pickles A
Psychol Med 1999 Mar;29(2):351-66. doi: 10.1017/s0033291798008058. PMID: 10218926

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mild mental retardation: psychosocial functioning in adulthood.
Maughan B, Collishaw S, Pickles A
Psychol Med 1999 Mar;29(2):351-66. doi: 10.1017/s0033291798008058. PMID: 10218926

Diagnosis

Mild mental retardation: psychosocial functioning in adulthood.
Maughan B, Collishaw S, Pickles A
Psychol Med 1999 Mar;29(2):351-66. doi: 10.1017/s0033291798008058. PMID: 10218926

Prognosis

Mild mental retardation: psychosocial functioning in adulthood.
Maughan B, Collishaw S, Pickles A
Psychol Med 1999 Mar;29(2):351-66. doi: 10.1017/s0033291798008058. PMID: 10218926

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Related information

    • MeSH
      Related Medical Subject Headings

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...