Despite their size and complexity, mental hospitals have been scarcely touched by the management methods revolution of the last decade. The factors which complicate the use of new techniques in hospital management are not insurmountable.

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1. To increase diversity among the ASCB members 2. To bring issues related to minorities in science to the attention of ASCB members 3. To assist in the professional development of minority scientists and in the education of minority science students 4. To provide opportunities for faculty members at minorityserving institutions (MSIs) not only to advance their research and teaching effectivene...

An Occupational Therapist is therefore a member of a skilled profession parallel with that of a nurse who has completed both general and mental hospital training. Until this is accepted as a sine qua non, this great aid to recovery will remain in its infancy. At present some mental hospitals have realised their need and have made appreciable use of the method, and anyone who wishes to see it in...

The first thing that strikes one about this book is its efficient paragraphing, and the clarity of its headings. In spite of a longwinded, pedantic style and frequent repetitions, it gives a good description of the aims and principles of this treatment, and a clear picture of the Occupational Therapy Department in relation to other departments and personnel of a big mental hospital. It also giv...

So much interest has been shown by visitors from abroad as well as from this country in the system of training at this hospital that it has been suggested that what is done here should be more widely known. Darenth Park is just as different from the average journalists' or lay person's ideas of a mental hospital as are the obverse and reverse of any other golden coin of the realm. It is proud o...

Young people living near Farleigh Hospital are coming to understand something of the problems facing large mental hospitals, through their own concern and involvement.