Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing - Wes Pen Ho Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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fail Q95 7QM4CZ7 Qfzcwm YZ Nl! Q PSYCHIATRY' New and varied experiences awaited us at Allentown and Western State. Strange faces,-locked doors, keys, differ- en-t procedures and techniques which we will never forget. We Ehecame ac- customed 'to the new routine within a week. We lost that vague fear and took actuai interest in our patients and their proiotems 'hy delving into their 'pas-t to discover the predisposing and precipitating -factors of their illness which aided our understanding of them. Recreating the patients with various games, occupational and industrial therapies helped to consume their idle hours, to rehahiii-tate and re-educate them. ' i We experienced various emotions when we first witnessed 'Electric shock and Insulin shock therapies. The value of Hydro and psycho- therapy, narcosis, tohotomies and packs f-all demonstrated their value. New friendships were formed with other affiliates'-our off duty social life -all these went -together to matte our affiliation a pleasant and interesting one. Vve returned to Xvest Penn with a deeper insight into the human mind and richer with the understanding anii knowledge we gained. n:' I ll mil Ili- E Dorff Forum Win In Peg e Fifty-seven

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