Mental Health or Mental Illness

re^ reader daring enough to venture beyond the glaring cover will find his a?^s in this concise treatise on Mental Health and Illness. Jhe author feels strongly that: the problem of mental illness and abnormal functioning cannot be solved unless more people, having learned about the problem, will take an active Part instead of leaving the whole situation in the hands of psychiatrists". Later he states: It is therefore incumbent upon psychiatrists not only to work hard at their ^asic job of developing knowledge about ego functioning but also to dispense this knowledge to the public in a way in which it can be understood". eao^e 8oes a l?ng way towards presenting his subject in a way in which it can be Sl'y understood. are ny subtle aspects of mental functioning, psychiatric disorders and treatment aro Presented in a clear non-technical language and in a logical framework centred the concept of the ego. gen concept is defined in terms of ego's position in the mental apparatus, its and specific functions, its emotional reactions, e.g. anxiety, depression and