About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

8 Soviet L. & Gov't 377 (1969-1970)
Oligophrenia (Congenital Dementia)

handle is hein.journals/ruspl8 and id is 515 raw text is: Chapter 20 Oligophrenia (Congenital Dementia) In psychiatry, oligophrenia, or congenital dementia, refers to a group of pathologic mental states that are congenital or acquired in early infancy. The general and principal sign of oligophrenia is a deficiency in intellectual activity - feeble- mindedness of varying degrees - combined with disturbance of other aspects of the cognitive process, above all with affec- tive and volitional disorders and various physical and neuro- logical symptoms. Korsakov pointed out that an incapacity to comprehend the meaning and substance of things and phenom- ena and a frequent absence of purpose in intellectual acts were characteristic of patients with this condition. As a rule, oligo- phrenia is not marked by an exacerbation of pathologic men- tal changes, and in this respect it differs from other mental diseases. Congenital dementia is distinguished from acquired dementia, which is characterized by a reduction or disintegra- tion of normal mental activity as a result of some pathologic process. Etiology The causes of oligophrenia are varied. They include all the harmful influences that can injure the human brain in the very earliest stages of its development, during intrauterine life or in early infancy. A materialist understanding of the causes of

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most