adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Firstly, it depicted the life of a mentally handicapped person as being unrewarding, unstimulating and confined.
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In addition 3,000 mentally handicapped and 200,000 mentally ill people were seen as new out-patients that year.
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In addition there were another 550 schools for physically handicapped pupils which would include some mentally handicapped pupils who are also physically handicapped.
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She was a single parent and had a nine-year-old son, Darren, who was in a home for mentally handicapped children.
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The chances of having a severely mentally handicapped child are one in 200.
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The numbers of people in mentally handicapped hospitals rose sharply from around 5,000 in 1918 to 50,000 by 1940.
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This type of primary prevention is clearly welcomed by all involved with mentally handicapped people and the public at large.
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Wherever possible, mentally handicapped children should attend normal schools, and thousands of mildly handicapped children do so.