RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “Of stupidity or folly”: Thomas Willis's perspective on mental retardation
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 555
OP 557
DO 10.1136/adc.87.6.555
VO 87
IS 6
A1 Williams, A N
YR 2002
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/87/6/555.abstract
AB “Mental retardation” is a modern term for an age old problem. The descriptions of paediatric cases contained within the works of Thomas Willis (1621–75) have been increasingly recognised for their insight into seventeenth century child health practices.