title: Original identifiers of mental retardation in a clinic population.
abstract: The original identifiers of mental retardation for a group of almost 500 consecutive admissions to a state-operated outpatient clinic were determined. The great majority of these community clients who were previously identified as mentally retarded had been diagnosed by a physician or a public or private health-related agency. More clients identified by a private physician were found on reevaluation to be at less severe levels of retardation than were the clients seen by public health-related agencies.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002641:Chicago; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians; D012572:School Health Services; D012923:Social Class; D012947:Social Work