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Australia - Glossary Term
Mental Defective
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- Glossary Term
- Alternative Names
- Intellectually Disabled (Also known as)
The term 'mental defective' was used from around the 1930s to the late 1960s to describe people with intellectual disabilities.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 6 January 2010, Last modified: 6 May 2015