Mental health articles

testing for mental retardation An IQ test is used to determine the intellectual functioning ability of the child. Clinical judgment is used to assess the potential intellectual functioning ability for a child who is too young to participate in an IQ test. An IQ of below 70 is a criterion for being diagnosed as mentally […]

classification of mental retardation levels Classification of mental retardation is based on the following criteria: • Mild retardation • IQ 50 to 70 • Can be employed • Can manage finances • Can learn • Achieved fourth-grade reading level • Can acquire vocational skills • Can care for themself • Can live on their own […]

symptoms of mental retardation in children as follows: • Inability to meet developmental milestones • Acting out • Language deficient • Impaired psychomotor skills • Unable to follow instructions • Inappropriate social interactions • Unable to cope with frustrating situations • Unable to care for themself • Immature behavior From Mental health articles, post symptoms […]

risk factors of mental retardation Sixty percent of children diagnosed with mental retardation had factors that predisposed the child to mental illness. Factors leading to predisposition to mental retardation are genetic, traumatic pregnancy or delivery, metabolic disorder, early childhood trauma or disease, and effects of other mental disorders. Forty percent of children diagnosed with mental […]

mental retardation definition Mental retardation is a disorder where a child’s general intellectual function is below an IQ of 70, resulting in the child developing slower than other children of their age. The initial physiologic disorders are ruled out by conducting a • Neurologic examination • Hearing examination • Vision examination Mental retardation is classified […]