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...your reporting of my first of my first lecture in the Lowell Institute series...it was...stated that the psychiatrist had the duty of communicating his findings to the faculty. This, statement is very misleading and harmful as it stands. What was stated in the lecture was that the psychiatrist must keep all information given him by the student completely confidential but that he has the duty of informing the faculty and the students about any general conditions that are operating in such a way as to precipitate illness among students. Dana L. Farnsworth, M.D., Director of University Health service...
...Note: Yesterday's article stated: "The psychiatrist will have a twofold task in colleges, according to Farnsworth. Primarily he should act as a physician that a student can consult for mental troubles, but also has the duty to communicate his findings to the faculty...
...psychiatrist will have a two-fold task in colleges, according to Farnsworth. Primarily he should act as a physician that a student can consult for mental troubles, but also has the duty to communicate his findings to the faculty...
...patients (two-thirds of them women), and enjoyed mixing with the others in the high-ceilinged day rooms, comparing problems, reading or just listening to the radio. (There is no TV; the doctors doubt that it would help.) Beneath the surface, things were not quite so smooth. Her psychiatrist diagnosed Emma's case as hysteria; she was an immature personality who playacted in real life and shut out problems by simply pretending that they did not exist, especially in regard...
...psychiatrist helped Emma to see how her emotional tensions were linked with fears of drowning and other accidents which involved stoppage of breathing. Chlorpromazine (TIME, March 7) made her feel considerably less anxious and nervous. Most important, daily interviews with the psychiatrist enabled Emma to understand the ways in which she had failed to grow up and gave her the guidance to do something about them. After two weeks in the day hospital, Emma went home-not cured, but so improved that she now has only slight breathing difficulty about once a week. She is back at work half time...