EVERYONE WILL BE CRAZY UNLESS CURE IS FOUND

Daily Illini October 30, 1929

Evanston , Oct. 30.— (United Press )
”In the training of psychiatrists in our universities that specialization, and intensive study may find a means to cure mental disorders lies the solution to an increase of insanity cases in Illinois”, Rodney I. Brandon , director of the state department of public welfare, declared before the Illinois conference of public welfare, here last night

“The percentage of insanity is increasing comparatively, in Illinois more rapidly than the population”, Brandon said, and if the present ratio continues to hold good it will only he a question of time until everyone will he subject to incarceration because of mental disorders.

"The war for cure and prevention of unsoundness of mind must be waged as it has never been waged before." Brandon said. "The fundamental difficulty is that, psychiatry has been looked upon as a mystery and has not been made a commonplace thing in life as has the practice of medicine."

Brandon pointed out that it was part of the program of the state welfare department to introduce interests into the state hospital service and try and to induce the universities to develop their psychiatric divisions.

"When psychiatrist's shingle becomes as common on the street as the eye, ear and nose and throat man's sign is now, the public will find out how to live so that- unsoundness of mind may be reduced to the minimum," He said.