title: Differences and deficits in psychological research in historical perspective: a commentary on the special section.
abstract: This commentary traces discussions of psychological differences and deficits from the mid-1950s to the current day, positioning the disciplinary discussions in the social-historical context in which they took place. The challenges of assessing diagnoses of deficit and the potential harms that result when misdiagnosis is implemented as social policy pervade the discussion over time.
authors: Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. mcole@ucsd.edu
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Cole
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000266:history / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*