MENTAL HYGIENE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17230, 9 April 1930, Page 13

MENTAL HYGIENE

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS APPEAL FOR REPRESENTATIVE An appeal to New Zealand to send a representative lo the first international Congress on Mental Hygiene at Washington, commencing tin .May 5, and to take advantage of the discussions upon model n methods ot treatment of nervous disorders, was made by Dr. Ualph Noble, psychiatrist, of Sydney, who was a through passenger at Auckland on the Niagara. |)r. Noble is (ravelling to Washington as representative of. the Commonwealth Governinonl lo this ((inference. "It. is. the first congress of the kind that has ever been held." Dr. Noble said. Preparations had been in progress for f)ome years, and delegates tro'm most countries in the world would attend. The mental hygiene movement commenced 20 years ago, and since its inception there had been much progress inpsvchialrv. especially in the /direction' of child guidance and prevention of nervous disorders. The LVHish Medical Association Congress held al Dunedin two years ago. and also a similar congress hold at Sydney last year, both reconiiueded Ihe formation of a menial hygiene council in Australia and New Zealand. A definite commencement was made in New Zealand in February lust Dr. A. IL [falconer, of Dunedin, is honorary secretary of the New Zealand Council. ,\| t lit- recent congress of the British Medical Association at Clirislchuiv.li, resolutions wore passed urging the Coyeminent to send a delegate to the International Menial Congress al Washington. . .. ~ "I, will be a ureal pity it the inspiration of this in portanl meeting of representatives of most ol the countries ,„' Ulc ( .j v ili sc d world is lost to New Zealand." Dr. Noble said. The Dominion Government had been eiveii an opportunity of sending nn official representative, an invitation having been exlpm]c(l u.rono], the Uritish Government. I, ~ trained psychiatrist could even at this late hour he sent to represent the Dntninioi. this country would benefit far beyond the cost entailed.