Mental Hygiene.

• Autores: Thomas W. Salmon
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 96, Nº. 10, 2006, págs. 1740-1742
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article presents an excerpt from the article "Mental Hygiene," by Thomas W. Salmon, which was published in the 1916 book "Preventive Medicine and Hygiene," edited by Milton J. Rosenau. The article states that unemployment, overwork, congestion of population, child labor, and other economic factors that increase the stress of living for the poor are often contributing factors in the production of mental diseases. The article discusses how education must be altered to fit the needs of children with mental disabilities, mental health services, and statistics of individuals suffering with mental health disorders in the U.S. in 1910.