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Developmental Disabilities Service in California

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

N. Bouras
N. Bouras*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, London Bridge, SE1
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The roots of the modern mental retardation service can be traced to the federal legislation introduced by President Kennedy in 1963. Shortly after he took office in 1961, he appointed an expert panel to study the issues and problems and to propose a plan of action. This signified complete separation between mental health and mental retardation services.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 8 - 10
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