Hubert Larose-Dutil - Département d'histoire, Faculté des arts, Université d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Can Bull Med Hist. 2021;38(2):320-339. doi: 10.3138/cbmh.462-072020. Epub 2021 Aug 17.
Articles published between 1956 and 1972 in the () and the () reflect the Canadian medical community's certain interest in mental retardation during this period. Much of the scientific production in this area at that time seems to have been aimed at alleviating the economic burden of mental retardation by making the mentally retarded person autonomous and capable of performing an economic function. This article intends to highlight this ambition to discipline the mentally retarded through the study of the and articles. It begins with a discussion of the diagnosis of mental retardation, followed by a discussion of the treatments, care and services to be offered. The last part of this text deals with the discourse conveyed in the two journals regarding the mentally retarded that seems unable to live outside of the institution and perform an economic function.
1956 年至 1972 年间发表在《加拿大医学协会杂志》（）和《加拿大精神病学杂志》（）上的文章反映了加拿大医学界在这一时期对智力迟钝的关注。当时，该领域的大部分科学成果似乎旨在通过使智力迟钝者能够自主并能够发挥经济功能来减轻智力迟钝的经济负担。本文旨在通过研究《加拿大医学协会杂志》和《加拿大精神病学杂志》上的文章来突出这种通过研究智力迟钝者来规范他们的愿望。它首先讨论了智力迟钝的诊断，然后讨论了要提供的治疗、护理和服务。本文的最后一部分涉及这两种期刊中关于智力迟钝者的话语，这些话语似乎无法在机构之外生活并发挥经济功能。
