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Mentally Disabled Persons

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Definition: Persons diagnosed as having significantly lower than average intelligence and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life or lacking independence in regard to activities of daily living.     
See Also Intellectual Disability 		Other names Persons, Mentally Disabled; Person, Mentally Disabled; Mentally Disabled Person; Disabled, Mentally; Mentally Retarded; Mentally Handicapped; Mentally Disabled

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