mental deterioration

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• détérioration — [ deterjɔrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XVe, bas lat. deterioratio, de deterior « pire » 1 ♦ Action de détériorer, de se détériorer; son résultat. ⇒ dégât, 1. dégradation, dommage, ruine. Détérioration d un appareil, d une machine. Détérioration de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• deterioration — deterioration, degeneration, devolution, decadence, decline, declension are comparable as meaning either the process of falling from a higher to a lower level or the state of a thing when such a falling has occurred. Deterioration is the least… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …   Universalium

• deterioration — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ marked, serious, significant ▪ a serious deterioration in relations between the two governments ▪ rapid, sharp ▪ gradual …   Collocations dictionary

• Mental chronometry — For Ian Lowe s book, see Reaction Time (book). Reaction time redirects here. For the biological mechanism, see Reflex. Mental chronometry is the use of response time in perceptual motor tasks to infer the content, duration, and temporal… …   Wikipedia

• deterioration — The process or condition of becoming worse. [L. deterior, worse] alcoholic d. dementia occurring in persons chronically addicted to alcohol. See chronic alcoholism. senile d. a slowly progressing decline in physical and mental health, apparently… …   Medical dictionary

• mental — adj. Mental is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑activity, ↑age, ↑agility, ↑agony, ↑anguish, ↑arithmetic, ↑asylum, ↑attitude, ↑block, ↑breakdown, ↑calculati …   Collocations dictionary

• Ontario Mental Health Act — The Ontario Mental Health Act (OMHA) is an Ontario law which regulates the administration of Mental Health Care. The main purpose of the law is to regulate the involuntary admission of people into a psychiatric hospital. Since the changes brought …   Wikipedia

• Handicap mental — Retard mental Le retard mental, ou handicap mental, est une déficience, à divers degrés, de l’intellect, des facultés mentales, de la perception et du comportement. Il peut être associé à d’autres troubles physiques ou mentaux ou survenir… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Retard mental — Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 F70. F79. CIM 9 317 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Organic mental disorders — is a ICD 10 class of psychiatric disorders (F00 F09) characterized by progressive deterioration of the mental processes and caused by permanent brain damage or temporary brain dysfunction. Categories: Organic, including symptomatic, mental… …   Wikipedia