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taken an estimated eight to 12 months for recovery. The ward is open to persons of all faith, and serves three classes of patients those sent in by the Veterans Administration, private paying cases and indigent cases referred there by the city and county authorities. Treatment is impartial, regardless of ability to pay. About 75 per cent of the patients, Dr. Craig estimates, are women.

He attributes this fact to the feminine willingness to admit troubles and discuss them. Many men who are ill suffer and grow worse in secret, without asking for help. The ward has received commendation from enough persons who have visited it to repay its sponsors many, times over. Brig. General R.

H. Mayer, retired Georgia war hero, told Mr. Hogan, As a veteran of World Wars I and II I have seen men in mental stress caused from battle fatigue respond very readily to the proper treatment, and the time element is an important factor in assuring their recovery. It seems to me that it is almost a hideous crime that in our state there are no provisions -made for mentally ill persons except to confine them in the county jail as common criminals. Your post is to be congratulated on sponsoring this ward.

Interest in sponsoring a simi-. lar project has been stirred up in other Georgia cities by the success of Gannam post's ward. Atlanta may have such a ward soon. Bill Todd, commander of Atlantas Legion Post No. 1, largest in the state, and chairman of the Veterans Preference committee.

Department of Georgia, is working on the possibility of establishing a comparable psychiatric ward at Grady hospital, to handle Atlantas mental cases while they are awaiting commitment or release, and to treat them in the meantime. Center, who work with the unit, the ward is arranged so as to have the institutional atmosphere minimized. The special screens, which look Just like ordinary screens except for being on the inside of the windows, cost $1,700 but they are made of Stainless steel which cannot be cut, broken, screwed out, or in any way damaged. Theres no "behind the bars feeling, but safety precautions are carried out nevertheless. Patients are encouraged, within the confines of the to get as much relaxation and recreation as possible.

They have plenty of reading matter; they are able to get snacks and short orders from the cook when they feel hungry; and in the pleasantly decorated wide hallway and recreation room between the wardrooms they can listen to the radio and receive visitors. The treatment most frequently used here is shock therapy of three types insulin, metrazol and electrical stimulation. The electric shock is the most common. This shock to the brain breaks up the patients resistance and mental blocks, making, him amenable to further psychiatric treatment. The staff, besides the two doctors, consists of two registered nurses, student nurses from St.

Josephs nursing school (who spend a two-month tour -of duty there, and like it) and an attendant and cook. The average case at the ward is treated and dismissed in 10 to 14 days, the psychiatrists say. The hospital has a house rule of a five-week limit. Post Commander Hogan points out the cases of two veterans who were sent to the ward as soon as a mental disorder was detected. They were released in four days.

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