Psychomotor retardation, sometimes called psychomotor impairment, is the slowing down or hampering of your mental or physical activities. This usually takes the form of slower thinking or body ...

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarifying what constitutes intellectual disability also marked a major milestone in efforts to put an end to use of the term “mental retardation.” For the first ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Psychomotor retardation' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Although controversies and debates over the definition and classification of mental retardation (MR) are still topical subjects, MR is defined as a disability characterized by significant limitations ...

As experts behind a forthcoming update of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders look to revise psychiatry’s definition of “mental retardation” their efforts are becoming ...

X-linked genetic defects are important causes of mental retardation, and recent years have seen important progress in the identification of the genes involved in X-linked mental retardation (XLMR).

Another proposed change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is raising concerns, this time involving the new definition and relabeling of mental retardation. There are already ...

Intellectual disability is a developmental delay that is significantly below average compared to peers, in terms of intelligence and adaptive skills. The American Association on Intellectual and ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) asked the National Research Council to assess its disability determination process for mental retardation. The Committee on Disability Determination for ...