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In the last Bulletin it was announced that owing to war conditions the publication of Clinic Reports was held up. It was hoped to publish a comprehensive account on this occasion. Unfortunately it has not proved possible to do so. The only report available is that of the London Clinic, which is, therefore, published in extenso here. The period it covers coincides roughly with the first year of the war. It will be noted that although the number of consultations has diminished the total is still a satisfactory one. On the other hand the therapeutic activities of the Clinic have actually increased although it will be found in due course that the number of completed cases is much smaller.
Temporary Psychological Aid Centre.
At the outbreak of the war it was decided to establish a Temporary Psychological Aid Centre at which persons, either neurotic or normal, who suffered from stresses due to war conditions, could receive adequate diagnosis and an abbreviated form of treatment. Three teams of workers were organized providing diagnostic and therapeutic facilities three days a week. Owing to the fact that, after a preliminary phase of upset, war conditions in London were comparatively peaceful, the figures available are rather slender and it has been decided not to publish them in the meantime. At the time of writing the onset of the air attack in London has not produced any marked increase in the numbers, but this is due in the main to local disturbances of transport facilities, the many air raid warnings and a number of other causes. In the meantime the emergency staff has been considerably reduced by enlistment in the Army Mental Services and the civilian Emergency Mental Service. It is not yet certain