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March 12, 1960
The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Psychiatrist H. Waldo Bird at University of Michigan Medical Center highlights benefits of mental health research, including reduced hospitalizations and costs, with ongoing schizophrenia studies to enhance diagnosis and treatment.
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Mental Health Studies Yield Two Dividends
ANN ARBOR - Reducing the number of mental patients requiring hospitalization and cutting down on expenses of caring for the mentally ill are two "priceless" dividends expected from stepped-up research in mental health, according to Psychiatrist H. Waldo Bird, of The University of Michigan Medical Center.
Through research, he says, we believe we can improve the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of mental illness and cut down on the number of cases requiring hospital care.
"The nation is spending about three billion dollars a year on mental illness," Bird explains. "It goes to house, feed and treat those persons who have to be kept in mental hospitals."
Bird reports an extensive study of schizophrenia is one of the many mental health research projects currently under way at the U-M Medical Center.
He says investigators are probing schizophrenia to discover if it is one disease or several diseases masquerading under similar symptoms.
When this stage of research is completed methods of treatment will be studied in detail to find more effective measures of rehabilitating patients struck with the disorder.
"Such research efforts at centers throughout the nation will ultimately lead to better mental health for the whole population," Dr. Bird concludes.
ANN ARBOR - Reducing the number of mental patients requiring hospitalization and cutting down on expenses of caring for the mentally ill are two "priceless" dividends expected from stepped-up research in mental health, according to Psychiatrist H. Waldo Bird, of The University of Michigan Medical Center.
Through research, he says, we believe we can improve the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of mental illness and cut down on the number of cases requiring hospital care.
"The nation is spending about three billion dollars a year on mental illness," Bird explains. "It goes to house, feed and treat those persons who have to be kept in mental hospitals."
Bird reports an extensive study of schizophrenia is one of the many mental health research projects currently under way at the U-M Medical Center.
He says investigators are probing schizophrenia to discover if it is one disease or several diseases masquerading under similar symptoms.
When this stage of research is completed methods of treatment will be studied in detail to find more effective measures of rehabilitating patients struck with the disorder.
"Such research efforts at centers throughout the nation will ultimately lead to better mental health for the whole population," Dr. Bird concludes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Mental Health Research
Schizophrenia Study
Hospitalization Reduction
Treatment Improvement
Cost Savings
What entities or persons were involved?
H. Waldo Bird
Where did it happen?
Ann Arbor, The University Of Michigan Medical Center
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H. Waldo Bird
Location
Ann Arbor, The University Of Michigan Medical Center
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Stepped-up mental health research expected to reduce hospitalizations and costs for mental illness. Extensive study of schizophrenia underway to determine if one disease or several and improve treatment methods.