mental impairment

collocation in English

meaningsofmentalandimpairment

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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impairment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpeə.mənt/us
/ɪmˈper.mənt/
the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is ...
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(Definition ofmentalandimpairmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Its purpose was to identify those with the condition and enable early dietary intervention before the onset ofmentalimpairment.
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Admittedly, the current definition covers emotional, physical, sensory andmentalimpairmentand is wider than previous definitions.
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It may be warranted in cases where the beneficiary is, for reasons of age ormentalimpairment, unable to make rational decisions for himself.
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People with significantmentalimpairmentor those highly dependent on another person are often unable to participate.
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This might consist of significantmentalimpairmentor serious health problems requiring, for instance, repeated hospitalization with an uncertain future.
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There are often situations in which a patient with gross physical and/ormentalimpairmentdevelops a pneumonia.
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Individuals with poor emotional and psychological adjustment, particularly marked amongst those with physical andmentalimpairment, were thought to have given rise to this high death rate.
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At the present time, with the possible exception of the fetal alcohol syndrome in whichmentalimpairment is present in conjunction with gross physical malformation, the point is unanswerable.
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There are a number of cases ofmentalimpairment—severe brain injury after a road accident comes to mind—where that distinction might be vital.
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It is true that the current definition in the legislation of severementalimpairmentdoes not include people suffering from a disease or degenerative condition.
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Finally, if it is a building society's requirement that a person with amentalimpairment.
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The potential exists to extend the terms of the legislation to those withmentalimpairment.
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The latest available figure for the number of people awarded the higher rate mobility component on the grounds of severementalimpairmentis 116.
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We have always envisaged that a doctor's certificate will be necessary for people suffering from severementalimpairmentto be identified.
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There is a similar need to protect older people withmentalimpairment.
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I said that there is complete exemption for people with severementalimpairment.
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It is both illogical and unfair to attempt to differentiate between such people and others with conditions causing a similar degree ofmentalimpairment.
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All conditions must be fulfilled for someone to be granted exemption on ground of severementalimpairment.
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That amendment would also deal with the problems of disclosure in cases ofmentalimpairmentof various sorts.
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We see no need for particular reference to suchmentalimpairmentin this schedule.
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