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Mental health

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

'Going under?', n.d. [1980s?]

 Item
Identifier: dlpc00080
Scope and Contents Poster offering help to those feeling swamped or under psychological pressure. Includes colour photograph of a dishevelled female doll sinking into a sea of chequered fabric. Also includes the text: 'Going under? It's easy to feel swamped by your home and family, but when it's a matter of sink or swim...just try breaking into a brisk freestyle! For stress-management advice & swimming lessons, contact: 'The Mental Health Foundation of Australia, Suite 23, 20 Commercial Rd. Melbourne,...
Dates: n.d. [1980s?]

Mental Health Treatment [Untitled Pink Plastic Sleeve]

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents A collection of correspondence and newspaper clippings that are primarily focused on Mental Health treatment in New Zealand during the 1950s and 1960s. Specific attention is paid to Sunnyside hospital in Porirua and some of the correspondence is directly addressed to the health minister at the time, H.G.R. Mason. Some focus on how mental health is treated in the justice system. Also included is some correspondence with lawyer Michael Leggat in 2002, regarding his client, a patient at the...
Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Morale, Stress, Cohesion 3

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Identifier: clels4
Scope and Contents

A collection of handwritten notes, typed script, newspaper clippings, printed articles, brochures and handbooks. Primarily focuses on the positive facets of military life. The central themes are of mental health, unity, teambuilding, camaraderie, potential career options and shifts in the definition of patriotism. The publication and subject matter date ranges are 1942-2002.

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010

Sainsbury

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Identifier: clels7
Scope and Contents

Sainsbury, Arthur, 'Misery Mansion: Grim Tales of New Zealand Asylums', 2d ed. (Otutahu: Arthur Sainsbury, 1946).

Dates: Collection covers ca 1960-2010