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An Investigation into the Supposed Differences Existing Between Mongols and Other Mentally Defective Subjects with Regard to Certain Psychological Traits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

D. A. Blacketer-Simmonds
D. A. Blacketer-Simmonds*
Affiliation:
The Burden Mental Research Department, Stoke Park Colony, Bristol
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Mongolism was one of the earliest syndromes to be recognized as a specific type of mental deficiency and was first described as such by Langdon Down in 1866. The term “mongol” was applied to this type of defect by Langdon Down on account of the superficial facial resemblance he observed in its subjects to individuals of the Mongolian race.

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Part I.—Original Articles
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 99 , Issue 417 , October 1953 , pp. 702 - 719
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1953 

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