Show prevention of mental disorders just a few years ago tuberculosis consumption was considered a fatal dise disease aie the patient might last for months or even a bearor year or two but the disease would surely carry him off similarly with diabetes and pernicious anemia today tuberculosis stands well down the list of the causes of death and to have tuberculosis is no longer a death warrant similarly with diabetes and pernicious anemia As long as diabetics take their insulin regularly they are s safe ife and patients with per pernicious ni anemia have but to use liver or liver extrac tto keep alive what appears to be an even harder problem is the prevention proven tion and cure of mental all ailments ments yet dr frederic H leavitt philadelphia as guest editor of the medical world states this should be tackled just as tuba tuberculosis r was tackled and overcome tuberculosis the great white plagues plague was captain of the legions of death through a campaign of education in acquainting the general public with knowledge of the cause prevention and treatment tuberculosis in many places has dropped from first to fifth place as a cause of death thattie that the same results may be obtained in the prevention of mental ailments is the belief of the cal profession it can be accomplished by a campaign of educating the general public as to the causel cause i prevention and treatment dr leavitt points out the excellent results by educating the public about mental ailments obtained in the treatment of that great destroyer of the minds of young men an and d I 1 women dementia praecox or persistent dream state particularly by the treatment with insulin and shock |