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The conference program asserted that a large percentage of insanity is preventable and a considerable proportion curable

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q1 i? The printed program stated that there are many forms of insanity, that a large percentage is preventable, and that a considerable proportion is curable. → Wm. H. Burnham 1913

Evidence

Wm. H. Burnham 1913

Wm. H. Burnham. (1913). The Conference on Mental Hygiene at Boston. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/

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One of the printed suggestions from the conference program asserts that "a large percentage is prevent- able, and a considerable proportion curable." The report presents no data supporting this assertion.

"There are many forms of insanity; a large percentage is prevent- able, and a considerable proportion curable."

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title The conference program asserted that a large percentage of insanity is preventable and a considerable proportion curable
description The conference program asserted that a large percentage of insanity is preventable and a considerable proportion curable
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1913
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-25
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sources 1 — wm-h-burnham-1913

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