A Survey of the Function of the Psychiatric Social Worker in the New York Post Graduate Hospital Mental Hygiene Clinic A Study of the Total Number of Cases Referred to Social Service From 1944 to 1946 Inclusively
Abstract
Mental disorders have always constituted one of man’s most serious public health and social problems because of their damaging effect and the number of people affected. However, psychiatry, with the assistance of other related and scientific disciplines, has made a great contribution to society in attempting to meet this problem. In recent years, as a result of the gains attained by psychiatry, the public in general has become increasingly aware of the benefits of this specialized branch of medicine, and a larger number of people than ever before are seeking psychiatric help. In attempting to meet these demands, psychiatric social work, because of its close relation to psychiatry, has an important role in this undertaking.
Subject Area
Social work|Social studies education|Mental health|Public health
Recommended Citation
Parham, Catharine Amelia, "A Survey of the Function of the Psychiatric Social Worker in the New York Post Graduate Hospital Mental Hygiene Clinic A Study of the Total Number of Cases Referred to Social Service From 1944 to 1946 Inclusively" (1950). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30724959.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30724959
