Review of Mental hygiene

Abstract

Reviews the book, Mental hygiene, the psychology of personal adjustment by D. B. Klein (1944). The reviewer states that mental hygiene has reached the stage where specialists in the field should be factual, critical, and systematic. In the first major section of the text, Dr. Klein fulfills excellently his preface promise to meet these criteria. Here, he discusses in some detail with documentation an objective and eclectic view of the psychoses and psychoneuroses and the prophylaxis pertinent to each of them. According to the reviewer, Dr. Klein's book makes certain distinct contributions to the field. The discussion of specific prophylaxis for each mental abnormality is an example. This reviewer believes Dr. Klein could have strengthened his book pedagogically by greater use of this specific approach. The underclassman, however, should find the text readable, stimulating to insights, and socially progressive. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)