title: Mental retardation research in the Soviet Union.
abstract: Twenty-six studies on mental retardation conducted in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s were reviewed: 8 focused on etiological questions; 15, on psychoeducational issues; and 3, on vocational or social policy concerns. The findings, which tend to support general trends found in the United States for individuals with mental retardation, were: higher risk factors for mental retardation for children if the mother rather than the father had mental retardation; lower levels of education, lower occupational status, and a larger number of children for families of children with mental retardation (a significant finding in a society traditionally described as classless); and significantly higher number of males than females among persons with dual diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
authors.forename: I Z
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Holowinsky
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012106:Research; D014586:USSR