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THE JOURNAL OF MENTAL SCIENCE (THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY) [Published by Authority of the Royal Medico-Psychological Association] SUPPLEMENT SEPTEMBER, 1962 THE ROYAL MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SPRING QUARTERLY MEETING THE SPRING QUARTERLY MEETING of the Association was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1st and 2nd May, 1962, under the Presidency of Dr. William McCartan, at Cambridge, by invitation of the Management Committee of Fulbourn Hospital, the Board of Governors of Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Cambridge Psychiatric Service. MORNING SESSION at the University Department of Chemistry The President stated that the Minutes of the Autumn Quarterly Meeting had appeared in the Supplement to the March Issue of the Journal of Mental Science, but as it had so recently been published Members had not yet had a chance to read them, and confirmation would therefore be held over until the next Quarterly Meeting. ELECTION OF ORDINARY MEMBERS The following were unanimously elected to Ordinary Membership: BALDWIN, JOHN ALEXANDER, M.A., M.B., Ch.B., Registrar, Kingseat Hospital, Newmachar, Aberdeenshire. Proposed by Professor W. M. Millar, Drs. G. Innes, A. H. C. Sinclair-Gieben. BOOTH, JAMES CONNON DONALD, M.B., Ch.B., Registrar, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, West House, Morningside Place, Edinburgh, 10. Proposed by Drs. J. W. Affleck, Sallie Gray, A. D. Forrest. BRADLEY, DENIS JOHN, B.A., B.Sc., M.B., B.Ch., D.P.M. L.M., Assistant Medical Officer, St. Brendan's Hospital, Grangegorman, Dublin, and St. Patrick's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin. Proposed by Drs. P. J. Meehan, D. J. Doorly, A. J. E. Kilpatrick. BRENNAN, KIERAN, M.Sc., M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., D.P.H., F.S.S., M.R.S.H., Senior House Officer, Purdysburn Hospital, Saintfield Road, Belfast. Proposed by Drs. O. H. Proctor, Eileen Kane, E. S. Lamont. CURRAH, JOAN, M.B., B.S., Senior House Officer, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1. Proposed by Drs. H. Neubauer, M. W. P. Carney, S. Brandon. 2 DONNAN, ALYS ESTHER PATRICIA, M.B. B.Ch., D.P.M., Psychiatric Registrar, St. Clement's Hospital, Bow, E.3. Proposed by Drs. R. A. Parry, R. V. Berry, D. F. Craggs. GERMAN, GORDON ALLEN, M.B., Ch.B., Senior Research Fellow in Neuro- physiology, University of Aberdeen; Honorary Psychiatric Registrar, Ross Clinic, Aberdeen. Proposed by Professor W. M. Millar, Drs. J. G. Henderson, C. D. Thomson. HUSAIN, ISHRAT, M.B., B.S.(Pb.), Psychiatrist, Aero-Medical Institute, Pakistan Air Force. Proposed by Drs. M. Shuaib, S. M. A. Habib, J. E. Dhunjibhoy. LEE, AUSTIN PAUL NAIRN, M.B., Ch.B., Junior Assistant Resident in Psychiatry, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Proposed by Drs. W. Forster, A. Walk, A. B. Monro. LUKE, ELIZABETH, M.B., Ch.B., Senior House Officer, Royal Mental Hospital, Aberdeen. Proposed by Drs. A. M. Wyllie, W. A. Stewart, J. R. B. Saxby. MCDOUGALL, FHIONA MARGARET AGNES, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.M., Registrar, Bangour Village Hospital, West Lothian, Scotland. Proposed by Drs. A. K. M. Macrae, A. H. Lorimer, F. G. Lassalle. SMYTHIES, JOHN RAYMOND, M.A., M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P., D.P.M., Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Edinburgh. Proposed by Drs. F. J. Fish, W. I. N. Kessel, C. Kidd. SULLIVAN, VERA ALMA, M.D., D.P.M., Consultant Psychiatrist, South Western Area Special Care Service, Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority. Proposed by Drs. A. E. Rattray, J. A. S. Mulligan, J. Perry. ELECTION OF ASSOCIATE MEMBER The following was unanimously elected to Associate Membership: MEIN, RICHARD, Principal Psychologist, Harperbury and Cell Barnes Hospitals. REPORT OF COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The General Secretary read the following Report of the Council proceedings: Council met at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge, on Tuesday, 1 May, 1962. It was decided to appoint a Special Committee consisting of the principal Officers, with power to co-opt, to consider the possibility of arranging improved accommodation for the Association. The Report, prepared by Dr. Peter Scott, on the Conference for Crime Prevention, having been circulated, was adopted. Discussion of the proposal of the Mental Deficiency Section to set up an investigation into the effects of drugs on psychotic children was postponed until July. The Finance Committee reported on the financing of the International Congress for Psychotherapy, 1964. Financial and legal advice had been obtained which indicated that the Association would almost certainly have to back the Congress financially even if a Limited Company was formed as suggested at the February meeting of the Council. The legal and financial advisers were agreed that if the Association were to back the Congress financially it would be better to administer finances through a Special Committee and not through a Limited Company. Council agreed that the Association should guarantee to the Congress 3 a sum of £3,000, this to be drawn upon only after the present £8,000 in guarantees had been used. The Association's liability would be limited to £3,000. The Members previously chosen to act as Directors of the proposed Company, together with the President, the General Secretary and the Treasurer-Elect, were appointed as a Special Committee to administer the finances of the Congress. One of the points of some weight was that any profits would accrue to the Association. It was agreed that in future the Examiners for the Gaskell Prize should be paid travelling expenses in addition to the usuai fee. The Parliamentary Committee reported their considération of H.M. (62) 12 on redundancies arising from Hospital Plan. They recommended that Council should set up a Special Committee consisting of the President, the General Secretary, the Chairman and Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee and Dr. W. Warren to report to Council on this document in July. PAPERS The following papers were read: "A Therapeutic Community in a Women's Refractory Ward." Dr. D. F. Hooper and Dr. R. Schureck. "The Therapeutic Community—Ward and Staff Meetings." Dr. D. V. Martin. AFTERNOON SESSION The following papers were read: "Prospects for Long-Stay Patients." Dr. E. G. Oram. "Problems in the Resettlement of the Chronic Schizophrenie." Dr. D. H. Bennett. SEMINARS The Seminars were held at Addenbrooke's Hospital on Tuesday, 1 May. In the morning, papers on "The Outpatient Treatment of Depressed Patients" and "Some Problems of Teaching Psychotherapy in a Provincial Mental Hospital" were read by Dr. E. Beresford Davies and Dr. Bernard B. Zeitlyn, and in the afternoon Dr. D. Russell Davis presented a paper entitled "Psychiatric Aspects of the Family". Düring the day Fulbourn Hospital, Winston House, the Department of Expérimental Psychology and the Medicai Psychology Labora- tory were open to vistors. FILM SHOW The Films Sub-Committee arranged a showing of the film "Twelve Angry Men", which was followed by lively discussion. HOSPITALITY On Tuesday Members and their wives were guests of the Fulbourn Hospital Management Committee at a very successful lunch, and in the evening were entertained by the Regius Professor of Physics at a sherry party held in the University Combination Room. On Wednesday, there was a most enjoyable buffet luncheon at Adden- brooke's Hospital, when Members and their wives were the guests of the Board of Governors. On both afternoons the Ladies were conducted on tours of the Cambridge Colleges. 4 SCOTTISH DIVISION THE SPRING MEETING of the Scottish Division was held at Lennox Castle, Lennoxtown, on 2 March, 1962. Dr. Angus MacNiven was in the chair, and 38 members and a number of guests were present. The Division paid tribute to the memory of the late Dr. Thomas Tennent and Dr. D. H. Williamson. Dr. MacNiven congratulated Dr. Laura Mili on becoming an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. It was warmly agreed that the Secretary should send a telegram of good wishes to Dr. Craigie on the occasion of his wedding. The Minutes of the last Meeting were confirmed. Dr. D. M. Kissen and Dr. M. Sheridan were unanimously elected members of the Association. The following were elected Office Bearers for the year 1962-63: Chairman: Professor T. Ferguson Rodger. Divisional Secretary: Dr. M. M. Whittet. Assistant Divisional Secretarles: Dr. A. C. Tait and Dr. A. K. M. Macrae. Junior Représentative on Council: Dr. J. W. Affleck. Election of Committee of Management. The retiring Members were Dr. A. P. Russell and Dr. K. R. H. Wardrop. The Division elected, in addition to the present Members, Dr. Matthew Devlin, Dr. J. Buchanan, Dr. R. C. MacGillivray and Dr. H. B. Miller. The following were elected Officer Bearers of Sections: Chairman, Forensic Psychiatry Section: Dr. P. K. McCowan. Secretary, Forensic Psychiatry Section: Dr. H. Stalker. Chairman, Papers and Discussions Section: Professor T. F. Rodger. Secretary, Papers and Discussions Section: Dr. I. R. C. Batchelor. Chairman, Research and Clinical Section: Dr. A. D. Forrest. Secretary, Research and Clinical Section: Dr. J. F. McHarg. Chairman, Child Psychiatry Section: Dr. F. H. Stone. Secretary, Child Psychiatry Section: Dr. J. Haldane. Chairman, Mental Deficiency Section: Dr. J. R. Bailey. Secretary, Mental Deficiency Section: Dr. H. S. Ross. Chairman, Historical Section: Dr. J. Harper. Secretary, Historical Section: Dr. A. A. Bell. The following names were put forward for membership of the Working Party on Maladjustment: Dr. F. H. Stone. Dr. H. S. Ross. Dr. J. Haldane. Dr. K. R. H. Wardrop. Dr. R. C. MacGillivray. Dr. I. R. C. Batchelor. REPORT FROM COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT The Secretary read the letter from the Registrar of the General Nursing Council for Scotland giving an assurance that they had informed ali appropriate Bodies of impending changes. Some Members feit that this did not go far enough and they asked that the Secretary should again approach the Nursing Council, either directly or through Dr.