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Psychiatry Is Merely the Use of Common Sense Says Hospital Head
Dr. Emmett Hoctor, head of State Hospital for the Insane at Farmington, told Sikeston Woman's Club that psychiatry is common sense and a key to curing mental illness. He outlined overcrowding, low staffing, and inadequate funding in state hospitals, urged higher pay for attendants, better nursing, and more therapy and outpatient services to reduce commitments. He warned public prejudice hampers progress and stressed state hospitals must modernize to serve the mentally ill.
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Emmett Hoctor
State Hospital For the Insane
Farmington
Sikeston Woman’s Club
Hoctor
D. Hocter
United States Government Printing Office
Pitals
Farmington Hospital
Hector
State Hospital