All patients discharged to hostels from an 800 bed hospital for the mentally handicapped were studied over a 12 year period. Those whose placement was successful were compared with those who returned to the hospital. Youth and early institutional upbringing were associated with failure of placement. Twelve specific problems were identified by hostel staff and of these aggression, psychosis, abs...

Earlier work (Pal and Guha, 1937) had indicated the probability that the diet consumed by middle-class people in Calcutta was appreciably deficient in calcium. We sought to obtain further information on this question by investigating the cooked diets consumed by general middle-class students in some of the hostels of Calcutta. Eight hostels were chosen and the cooked diets, consisting of the ch...

A total of 486 Malaysian women electronics workers participated in a study of reproductive health knowledge and cancer screening. The practice of Breast Self Examination (BSE) was found to be related to educational attainment; while ever having had a Pap smear was found to be related to being older than 30 years old, being ever married, living with family or relatives, and not staying in hostel...

Miss Brete Huseth's article in June* describes the results of a study which she made in this country during May, 1959 to June, 1960; that is, very early in a transitional period of the mental health services, and we think it is important to try to clarify some of her statements, and to point out some seeming anachronisms; as misconceptions in the field of mental health are only too easily forme...