There is an interaction between polygenic inheritance and adverse sociocultural influences.
There is a socioeconomic factor in the aetiology of about 2/3 of the mildly retarded group.
Research has identified a number of interrelated factors which are risk factors for mild mental retardation:
The retardation associated with this environmental deprivation may be preventable by attempting to intervene early to enrich the cultural environment.
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