ditorial
OUR FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH 4S
and advances which have been made in treatment and care. Mental ill-health is, today, a subject which can ?and must?be openly, freely and honestly discussed. During 1966, Mental Health will provide a text-book for discussion, a guide to new advances, a handbook of accurate, lucidly presented information. Contributors will include not only those working professionally in the psychiatric field, but also distinguished writers who are concerned with mental health in its widest sense. The Spring number will have as its theme "Hatred and Intolerance". It will analyse emotions and reactions which cause mental stress and suffering to millions of people. Among the eminent and experienced contributors to this issue will be Dr. David Stafford-Clark, Brian Inglis, Bryan Magee, Marjorie Proops and Alan Sillitoe.
changes
the next issue Spring February) 1966?this journal will appear as a quarterly in a new, larger, completely re-designed format, hope that it will please our present ^bscribers and attract others who We not been subscribers before. MenHealth needs more readers?and are sure that more readers need Cental Health. We intend to draw the "tew Mental Health to the attention of eVer greater numbers of professional *nd lay people. from
^ore
concerned
Mental Health's topics are ones with rhich more and more people are becoming concerned. The number of Patients going into psychiatric hospitals is increasing all the time. It is low estimated that 1 in 9 women and 1 in 14 men can expect to enter hospital at some time of their lives because ?f mental disorder. But nowadays they *re not likely to remain there indefiI ^itely, isolated from society. The Average stay in hospital for anyone Emitted for psychiatric treatment is ^ow only six weeks. The number of
New rates From March 1st, 1966, the new annual subscription will be one guinea, or, to those eligible for the special rate, twelve shillings (both rates inclusive of postage). Subscriptions taken out or renewed before March 1st, 1966, will continue for one year at the old rate. Present subscribers will receive the new journal without any increase of rate until their current subscription
who have had psychiatric treat(Peopleand in the who are
living again immunity is increasing steadily. They
ment
all those who come in contact whether professionally, Socially or at work?need to underhand the problems of psychiatric illness and the progress which is being |^ade, medically and socially, in deal-
|~^and ^ith
'
?
"ig
them,
expires.
with those
problems. a psychiatric breakdown today can be helped. It is a Anyone who has
tragedy
?o
that there
are
still those who
suffering, simply because they ^nd their relatives are ignorant of the on
mark the beginning of and forward-looking developments in the journal and we shall be glad to receive comments, suggestions and criticisms from our readers. We shall publish a selection of views about the new Mental Health in the Summer issue. 1966
many
243
will
new
OUR FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH 4S
and advances which have been made in treatment and care. Mental ill-health is, today, a subject which can ?and must?be openly, freely and honestly discussed. During 1966, Mental Health will provide a text-book for discussion, a guide to new advances, a handbook of accurate, lucidly presented information. Contributors will include not only those working professionally in the psychiatric field, but also distinguished writers who are concerned with mental health in its widest sense. The Spring number will have as its theme "Hatred and Intolerance". It will analyse emotions and reactions which cause mental stress and suffering to millions of people. Among the eminent and experienced contributors to this issue will be Dr. David Stafford-Clark, Brian Inglis, Bryan Magee, Marjorie Proops and Alan Sillitoe.
changes
the next issue Spring February) 1966?this journal will appear as a quarterly in a new, larger, completely re-designed format, hope that it will please our present ^bscribers and attract others who We not been subscribers before. MenHealth needs more readers?and are sure that more readers need Cental Health. We intend to draw the "tew Mental Health to the attention of eVer greater numbers of professional *nd lay people. from
^ore
concerned
Mental Health's topics are ones with rhich more and more people are becoming concerned. The number of Patients going into psychiatric hospitals is increasing all the time. It is low estimated that 1 in 9 women and 1 in 14 men can expect to enter hospital at some time of their lives because ?f mental disorder. But nowadays they *re not likely to remain there indefiI ^itely, isolated from society. The Average stay in hospital for anyone Emitted for psychiatric treatment is ^ow only six weeks. The number of
New rates From March 1st, 1966, the new annual subscription will be one guinea, or, to those eligible for the special rate, twelve shillings (both rates inclusive of postage). Subscriptions taken out or renewed before March 1st, 1966, will continue for one year at the old rate. Present subscribers will receive the new journal without any increase of rate until their current subscription
who have had psychiatric treat(Peopleand in the who are
living again immunity is increasing steadily. They
ment
all those who come in contact whether professionally, Socially or at work?need to underhand the problems of psychiatric illness and the progress which is being |^ade, medically and socially, in deal-
|~^and ^ith
'
?
"ig
them,
expires.
with those
problems. a psychiatric breakdown today can be helped. It is a Anyone who has
tragedy
?o
that there
are
still those who
suffering, simply because they ^nd their relatives are ignorant of the on
mark the beginning of and forward-looking developments in the journal and we shall be glad to receive comments, suggestions and criticisms from our readers. We shall publish a selection of views about the new Mental Health in the Summer issue. 1966
many
243
will
new
