Review of Mental Health in College

Abstract

Reviews the book, Mental Health in College by C. C. Fry (1942). Ten years experiences in college psychiatry are reported largely through short case histories in this volume. It tells of the activities of twelve psychiatrists and their assistants in the Division of College Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene of the Department of University Health at Yale. In addition to the origin, history, personnel, organization, policies, and the educational value of the division, Dr. Fry discusses the staff's experience with such practical matters as: how to stimulate the students who need the service to seek it voluntarily, length of therapy, resistance to treatment, relationship to the patient's parents, and the range and nature of the problems presented. The major problems as the author sees them are reflected in the organization of the volume beyond the introduction. Psychologists interested in student emotional adjustments as well as educators interested in the relationship of campus life to personal development will want to add this book of cases and this discussion of campus life from an adjustmental standpoint to their collection. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)