Policy on the care of the mentally retarded

• Main Authors: P.H. Henning (Author), A. Bruwer (Author), A. Hilliard (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: AOSIS, 1980-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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South Africa has always been intensely aware of those members of its population who suffer from mental retardation. Special provision was made for them in the Mental Disorders Act, 1916, and because there was no known form of therapy, they together with mentally disordered patients, were placed unde...