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Excerpt from Southern Medicine and Surgery, 1935, Vol. 97: Official Organ of the Tri-State Medical Association of the Carolinas and Virginia and the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina
This mental hygiene work in the Student Health was the most gratifying and the most profitable as far as results accomplished done by the Division. The greatest understanding and cooperation possi ble was given to it by the various Deans and by Dr. J. A. Speed, the University Physician. The problems encountered revolved in the main around mental conflicts of three kinds: first, con cerning sex; secondly, concerning the future career of the student; thirdly, theological-philosophical doubts as to Deity, future existence, worth-while ness of life, etc. The student-patients were frank, cooperative, and intelligent. They could state their problems and comprehend and apply the psychiatric advice and guidance offered. In the majority of incidences it took only a few interviews to straighten the situa tion out. Because of their mixed-up thinking the problems were distressful and hampering to the student-patients, and sometimes the situation was potentially harmful and serious. Possibly greater maladjustments were warded off by a resolution of the earlier ones. Adolescents in general, and stu dents in particular, have few sources to which to turn to talk over and out their problems and their mental conflicts, frankly and without reservations, with an older person in authority who is construe tive and sympathetic and not critical. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
