[Prognosis in the mentally retarded child under the present conditions of institutional care].

The environment of mentally retarded children suffers from fluctuations of staff in institutes for social care. The reasons are subjective and in the organization of work. As compared with other countries, there are differences in the categories of workers of these institutions as well as in their numbers and training. The concept of care of mentally retarded children has not been fully elaborated in this country so far. This has adverse repercussions on the working results in social care institutes and on the health status of mentally retarded children.