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Over the past few years a number of policy statements concerning the needs of people with mental handicap have been published.
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2Royal College of Psychiatrists (1978) Mental handicap. Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, April, 56–61.Google Scholar
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3Royal College of Psychiatrists (1980) Mental Deficiency Section. Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, April, 61.Google Scholar
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4Development Team for the Mentally Handicapped (1982) Third Report, 1979–1981.London: HMSO.Google Scholar
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6Department of Health and Social Security (1971) Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped.Cmnd 4683. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
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