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This controlled study investigates possible psychosocial deficits associated with the “double handicap” of mental handicap plus epilepsy in a sizeable sample of adults with mental handicaps living in the community. Results indicate that social and behavioural problems, additional to those associated with mental handicap in itself, are largely confined to the relatively small sub‐group of people who have poorly controlled epilepsy. These results are discussed in relation to deficiencies in the socialisation process. 1989 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Original publication

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-3148.1989.tb00022.x

Type

Journal article

Journal

Mental Handicap Research

Publication Date

01/01/1989

Volume

2

Pages

129 - 136