WORLD MENTAL HEALTH
Broader Approach Overseas There was no “golden rule” in mental hygiene, but it seemed that everywhere there was a much broader and more direct approach these days, Dr. R. W. Medlicott, of Dunedin, told a meeting of the Canterbury Association for Mental Health last evening. Dr. Medlicott recently returned from a trip to the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa and countries of the Far East.
During his trip Dr. Medlicott attended the 1959 World Mental Health Conference in Barcelona. He said he had seen three movements afoot while overseas. The first of these was the “opening” of mental hospitals. The second important move was the opening of community hospitals with no more than 200 to 300 beds.
Dr. Medlicott said it was felt that if there were more than 200 beds in a hospital it was difficult for any sort of “personal relationship” to be established. There were many advantages in community hospitals and he thought that people in them would be happier* “Doctors are more interested when they are tied up in one town or city and I think there would be fewer difficulties,” he said.
Dr. Medlicott said the third significant change was the move away from large mental hospitals and moves towards more Ortpatient services.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29260, 19 July 1960, Page 16
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