Citation

Rapaport D. Am. Psychol. 1947; 2(5): 167-172.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1947, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0056391

PMID

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Abstract

A plea is made for clinical research, and the national situation with respect to personnel and funds for such research is discussed. Steps for encouraging more work are outlined; some of them are: (1) "We must build up professional public opinion which will build up dams against the lures of private practice by giving recognition and standing to people in research and not merely, as it has been done so far, to people who write papers";… (2) we must build up "a public awareness of the need for research… . A discipline whose earning power is great and which in addition is oversold is in danger that its needs will not be seen"; (3) we must press for long-range grants under the National Mental Health Act; and (4) we must point out to private foundations the need for assistance with functions that are not supported under the National Mental Health Act. The last paragraphs of the article review the current research activities at the Menninger Foundation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)