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The insane and persons suffering from mental retardation or extremely limited mental competence

(f) Cause congenital deformities, mental retardation and genetic damage

1969 Certificate Postgraduate Course on Mental Retardation, Letchworth Village, United States

However, the decision did not lay down how mental retardation should be defined (although the majority quoted the definition used by the American Association of Mental Retardation and the American Psychiatric Association, both of which stressed significant sub average mental functioning ).

Iodine deficiency disorders are the most widespread cause of preventable mental retardation among children.

1975 1980 Medical Doctor Great Oaks Mental Retardation Centre, Maryland, United States of America

(d) Eliminating the death penalty for persons suffering from mental retardation or extremely limited mental competence, whether at the stage of sentence or execution.

A man suffering severe psychic disorders, afflicted with a genetic retardation and an alcoholic father.

Special Olympics International (SOI) is the world apos s largest sports organization for persons with mental retardation.

All these children came to our clinic with a diagnosis of autism, attention deficit disorder, mental retardation, language problems.

All these children came to our clinic with a diagnosis of autism, attention deficit disorder, mental retardation, language problems.

To avoid iodine deficiency a common cause of mental retardation in children Myanmar had greatly increased iodized salt consumption to cover most households.

The long delay and resulting uncertainty caused them severe mental distress.

Membership in SOI during the four year reporting period has increased from 75 countries to 144, with 1.1 million athletes with mental retardation actively participating.

Over the last 15 years, UNICEF has led a global effort to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders, the most widespread cause of preventable mental retardation among children.

The goal is for all persons with mental retardation to have the chance to become useful and productive citizens who are accepted and respected in their communities.

This review suggests that the safeguard to protect the insane and persons suffering from mental retardation or extremely limited mental competence from capital punishment will need to be reformulated to be in line with the recommendation of the Commission on Human Rights to include any form of mental disorder .

On 15 October, the experts and athletes shared their knowledge and experience at an International Symposium on Mental Retardation held in conjunction with the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons.

In the present inquiry, provision of vitamin A supplements was frequently reported as a specific programme component, as is the provision of iodized salt for the prevention of goiter and mental retardation.

In Japan the weak minded cannot be sentenced to death, but the legal test of being able to distinguish right from wrong and the mental competence to act on that knowledge is so limited that JFBA reported that mental retardation is not necessarily included in weak minded .

If any those of you who are older in the audience know that when I was a child we understood that a child born with a cleft palate was born with what we called mental retardation.

(a) Sentenced to death despite their mental retardation Emile Duhamel (17 January 1996) Jeff Sloan, who was also reported to have been represented by an inexperienced lawyer (9 February 1996) and Richard Oxford (12 August 1996).

It is estimated that above 5 to 10 per cent of the population suffer from mental disorders and those suffering from severe mental disorders account for 2 per cent of the population.

The leave at its basic rate may be prolonged for the subsequent three year period if the child requires the personal care of the mother on account of his her health condition (chronic illness, handicap, mental retardation).

In addition, in paragraph 1 (d) resolution 1989 64, the Economic and Social Council recommended that States further strengthen the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty by eliminating the death penalty for persons suffering from mental retardation or extremely limited mental competence, whether at the stage of sentence or execution.

But it appears that this is only insofar as mental retardation falls within the concept of abnormality of mind, defined as a condition of arrested or retarded development of mind or inherent causes or induced by disease or injury .

For example, under the global programme for attacking iodine deficiency disorder (IDD), a principal cause of mental retardation in children, some 40 countries now iodize over 75 per cent of salt and are poised to declare elimination of IDD.

Individual special educational programmes for students with severe mental retardedness or other serious development disorders are envisaged for a period of 9 years.

Specialised social care centres for children are also financed from the state budget and care is provided to disabled children with severe mental disorders.

32. The following two cases illustrate the severe physical and mental suffering reported to have been inflicted by prison officials to two former detainees

Over 70 of the people with severe disabilities, physical illnesses and mental deficiencies, as well as approximately 72 of the blind and 20 of the deaf are unemployed.

437. Rules governing benefits to people with physical or mental disabilities are laid down in GPR No. 7 of 3 November 1994 concerning assistance to people with severe disabilities.

A joint project for care of children with severe mental disabilities was introduced at the Amman New Camp and Baqa a CRCs in cooperation with an international non governmental organization.

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The mission of SOI is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for children and adults with mental retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, and participate in sharing of gifts and friendship with their families and the community.

Mental health

MENTAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH

I could either deny my mental illness or embrace my mental skillness.

II. Mental torture

For mental defectives.

Unless she's mental.

Mental health promotion and preventive aspects of mental health are a low priority.

According to 118 of the Penal Code, causing serious damage to health, which results in a danger to life, a severe physical illness, a severe mental disorder, miscarriage, a permanent mutilating facial injury or the loss or cessation of functioning of an organ is punishable by 4 to 12 years' imprisonment.