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DEBILE MENTAL [2 records]

Record 1 2005-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
DEF

A person having subaverage general intellectual functioning and concurrent deficits in adaptive behaviour which are a hindrance to achievement and development.

OBS

Even if the term "mentally retarded" is recommended by WHO, it is often considered as a pejorative one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
DEF

Personne ayant une aptitude intellectuelle générale nettement inférieure à la moyenne, avec des difficultés dans le comportement adaptatif l'empêchant d'atteindre un niveau de développement normal.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
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Record 2 2003-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

Person of unsound mind: Unemployment Insurance Act, 1985 (with amendments to March 1, 1991).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Débile mental : Loi sur l'assurance-chômage, 1985 (avec modifications jusqu'au 1er mars 1991).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
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