This manual is dedicated to “Men and Women in Perplexity.” It represents an inspired attempt to give help and advice to those little understood sufferers who are casting about for at least a straw of knowledge by which to pull themselves from the mire of fear and hopelessness. The first chapters describe the nature of a “nervous breakdown,“the usual causes and the progress of the symptoms emphasizing, among other things that the victim has become ill to save his “face,”has lost his self-esteem, and has developed an attitude of failure.

Other chapters give case histories illustrating several types of disorders and outline the general laws of treatment as well as the specific methods utilized in the cases cited. Here one finds examples of breakdowns in adolescence, college life, amid sexual problems, in strained financial situations, and in family and social stresses. The concluding chapters are devoted to constructive suggestions, intended to orient the