Behavioral Medicine Approaches to the Prevention of Mental Retardation

Abstract

four etiologies of mental retardation representative of the breadth of its known causes and amenable to behavioral medicine approaches to prevention include retardation due to PKU [phenylketonuria] and fetal alcohol syndrome, retardation and intellectual deficiencies resulting from elevated lead absorption, and mental retardation caused by severe injuries in childhood each etiology must be examined in terms of epidemiology, etiological considerations, developmental impact, and previously attempted preventive interventions (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)