THE PSYCHONEUROSES

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My object in this contribution is to call attention to an almost unexplored field of mental hygiene; namely, the borderline psychoneurotic mechanisms as seen in the general hospital. The psychobiologic point of view of Meyer1has steadily gained ground, and as a consequence, psychiatry in general hospitals is more and more assuming a position of importance. The need for earlier recognition and earlier treatment of psychoneurotic mechanisms is being recognized both by the lay mind and by the internist and the surgeon, not only as a general diagnostic need but also as a means by which prolonged hospital residence may be reduced to the minimum. The complex civilization of today demands a greater degree of adjustment to the problems of everyday life than ever before, regardless of whether those problems are industrial, marital or religious. Daily, the casualties of "merely living" in this constantly changing world where complex and

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