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Show MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Stanley F. Yolles, M.D. Director National Institute of Mental Health Schizophrenia Research Is Needed Schizophrenia is the most common of the serious mental disorders afflicting about 2,-000,000 2,-000,000 people in the U.S. Early signs of the disease include in-clude withdrawal or getting off . by oneself, not being able to concentrate, increasingly sloppy appearance, and excessive talking talk-ing about one's fate or the fate of the world. Schizophrenia, as a rule, causes a split between thoughts and actions. For instance, an affected person may giggle when describing the serious illness of a loved one. Or, a person may cry when telling that he won $1000 in a contest. Nearly everybody shows some minor signs of things like these, at times. They don't necessarily mean schizophrenia is beginning. Don't try to diagnose diag-nose yourself or someone else. That's the doctor's job. Psychiatrists, other physicians, physi-cians, mental health centers and hospitals, and health departments depart-ments or your mental health association can give you help. They can find the kind of assistance you need. Seek them out if you're worried about schizophrenia or any other kind of mental problems. Modern treatment has greatly great-ly improved the lot of the schizophrenia patient. Some patients have to be treated in hospitals. Many others, with proper drug and other therapy, can hold full- or part-time jobs, run their homes, care for their children, and carry on daily living. But we still don't know nearly near-ly enough about the causes and how to prevent or really cure this very complicated disease. The NIMH is working with thousands of researchers and physicians all over the U.S. and the world on an intensified attack on one of our gravest public mental health problems. More than 28 per cent of all Series E Bonds ever issued are still outstanding, in the hands cf tens of millions of owners. U. S. Savings Stamps sold at post offices and through the School Saving? Program are an important part of the nationwide na-tionwide Savings Bonds Program. Pro-gram. Encourage your youngsters young-sters tc develop the habit of thrift by buy ing Savings Stamps which they may exchange ex-change for Bonds when they accumulate the price of a Bond. |
