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Patterns of family followup: A study of children with mental retardation and associated developmental disorders

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A followup study of services to 100 children with mental retardation and associated disorders revealed many unmet needs, although the great majority of families received satisfactory service. The importance of considering the families' presenting problems as the focal point of management was demonstrated. Family characteristics of social class, referral source, and presenting problems were correlated with the expressed needs. The specific nature of the child's mental retardation problem was less closely related to these needs. The importance of a continuing diagnostic-therapeutic evaluation as a model for management of mental retardation was emphasized by the study.

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  1. S.R.S.-H.E.W., Region V, USA

    Roger J. Meyer M.D., M.P.H. (Medical Coordinator, Faculty)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University School of Medicine, USA

    Roger J. Meyer M.D., M.P.H. (Medical Coordinator, Faculty)

  3. University of South Alabama, Mobile

    Richard L. Stafford Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Psychology)

  4. Bureau of Educational Research, University of Virginia, USA

    Milton D. Jacobsen Ph.D. (Associate Professor, and Director)

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He served as Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia at the time this work was carried out.

Appreciation is expressed to William G. Thurman, M.D., Robert E. Merrill, M.D., William I. Neikirk, M.D., Miriam Birdwhistell, M.S.W., Susan Ballinger, M.S., the faculty of the Special Education Division of the University of Virginia, School of Education, and the many other consultants who gave generously of their time and comments in these study efforts. This study was supported in part by H.S. 66–451, United States Children's Bureau.

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Meyer, R.J., Stafford, R.L. & Jacobsen, M.D. Patterns of family followup: A study of children with mental retardation and associated developmental disorders. Community Ment Health J 6, 393–400 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434859

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