Review of Mental illness; A guide for the family

Abstract

Reviews the book, Mental illness; A guide for the family by Edith M. Stern (1942). This short volume written under sympathetic medical guidance and criticism is addressed to the relative of the mentally ill patient. It is simply and attractively written and answers in a direct, digestible and comforting manner most of the many questions which arise or lie disturbingly dormant in the minds of troubled relatives. It is a book which many physicians, ministers, psychologists, and social workers will want to hand to their clients and constituents when pertinent problems arise. Additionally, the professional worker will appreciate the appendices that name the states which oversee private institutions, give the various methods of admission to public hospitals, and list states which have social workers, legal provisions for family care and mental hygiene societies. This meaty little book would have been improved by the inclusion of an index even though its 134 pages are divided into 18 chapters and five appendices. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)