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The Construction of Reality in the Child

The Construction of Reality in the Child The relative incidence of types of mental illness in various cultures has been treated by this reviewer in a survey entitled “Observation on Cultural Paychiatry During a World Tour of Mental Hospitals” (Am. J. of Psychiat., Vol. xo8 : 462, Dec. 1951).The facts presented there relation between cultural mental disease processes, pointed to a positive cor-ston,M. D.Press,Som MsmciNs. By Jago Gold(Cambridge : Harvard University Price : $2.75.)The Meaning of Social Medicine is a little book on a very big subject. In an age oft threatened by tidal waves of printer’s ink one is grateful to Dr.Galdston for having condensed his argument into some I 55 pages. Since the subject matter of the book is of great complexity and urgency, he forestalls intellectual “stuttering” by starting out with a clarifying distinction between “socialized medicine” and “social medicine.” The much heralded “socialized medicine” is concerned primarily with the distribution of the benefits of medical treatment and is therefore largely a government function,be madesituations and certain even though no definite as to the how and why ofsuch linkages. Galdston’s thesis is far more encompassing. While granting psychiatry its due, he is evidently concerned that “social medicine” should not be regarded as http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Psychiatry American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

The Construction of Reality in the Child

American Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 (2) – Aug 1, 1955

The Construction of Reality in the Child

American Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 (2) – Aug 1, 1955

Abstract

The relative incidence of types of mental illness in various cultures has been treated by this reviewer in a survey entitled “Observation on Cultural Paychiatry During a World Tour of Mental Hospitals” (Am. J. of Psychiat., Vol. xo8 : 462, Dec. 1951).The facts presented there relation between cultural mental disease processes, pointed to a positive cor-ston,M. D.Press,Som MsmciNs. By Jago Gold(Cambridge : Harvard University Price : $2.75.)The Meaning of Social Medicine is a little book on a very big subject. In an age oft threatened by tidal waves of printer’s ink one is grateful to Dr.Galdston for having condensed his argument into some I 55 pages. Since the subject matter of the book is of great complexity and urgency, he forestalls intellectual “stuttering” by starting out with a clarifying distinction between “socialized medicine” and “social medicine.” The much heralded “socialized medicine” is concerned primarily with the distribution of the benefits of medical treatment and is therefore largely a government function,be madesituations and certain even though no definite as to the how and why ofsuch linkages. Galdston’s thesis is far more encompassing. While granting psychiatry its due, he is evidently concerned that “social medicine” should not be regarded as

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Abstract

The relative incidence of types of mental illness in various cultures has been treated by this reviewer in a survey entitled “Observation on Cultural Paychiatry During a World Tour of Mental Hospitals” (Am. J. of Psychiat., Vol. xo8 : 462, Dec. 1951).The facts presented there relation between cultural mental disease processes, pointed to a positive cor-ston,M. D.Press,Som MsmciNs. By Jago Gold(Cambridge : Harvard University Price : $2.75.)The Meaning of Social Medicine is a little book on a very big subject. In an age oft threatened by tidal waves of printer’s ink one is grateful to Dr.Galdston for having condensed his argument into some I 55 pages. Since the subject matter of the book is of great complexity and urgency, he forestalls intellectual “stuttering” by starting out with a clarifying distinction between “socialized medicine” and “social medicine.” The much heralded “socialized medicine” is concerned primarily with the distribution of the benefits of medical treatment and is therefore largely a government function,be madesituations and certain even though no definite as to the how and why ofsuch linkages. Galdston’s thesis is far more encompassing. While granting psychiatry its due, he is evidently concerned that “social medicine” should not be regarded as

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Published: Aug 1, 1955

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