Sir George Newman in his annual Reports on the Health of the School Child frequently lays stress on the value of Open Air Schools and of the necessity of providing them for Mentally Defective, Physically Defective and " Delicate " children. In his Report for last year (reviewed in the last issue of Mental Welfare), he gave a few suggestions as to how these schools might be established at a mini...

Introduction.........................................................................................208 I. Candor, Zeal, and Confidentiality ............................................215 A. A Brief History of Candor ..................................................215 B. A Brief History of Zeal........................................................219 C. The Obligation to Protect Confidenc...

The vexed ethical and legal questions which arise as regards the maintenance of life in an individual who is not (or who is no longer) otherwise capable of meaningful survival have been discussed primarily as regards certain patients who are terminally ill. The issue has been thrown into a new perspective by discussions as regards the fate of an anencephalic infant. The two accounts which follo...

Section 2.2. The Chapter is subject to any limitations and restrictions imposed on it by the Bylaws of the College or by any resolution passed by the Board of Regents of the College and if it does not comply with such restrictions the Chapter shall be required (without limiting any other actions which may be required of it), upon request of the College, to cease being a Chapter of the College o...

[It] must be remembered that legislatures are ultimate guardians of the liberties and welfare of the people in quite as great a degree as the courts.'

Coercion has always been integral to the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill and there is no 'perfect' model in which coercion is absent. A number of interventions have shown promise in reducing the use of coercion, however, and we believe the evidence points to ways forward that may improve both the experience and the outcome of care.