ABSTRACT

The production of a sound, normal mental attitude in the patient must have a primary place in all re-education work. It is an integral part of rehabilitation in all its stages. An attitude of hope and helpfulness must be instilled at the start. A will to get well must be created if it does not exist. It must be developed as the re-education goes on, and it must be firmly established if the patient is to attain the mark at which he is encouraged to aim—total victory over the conditions that disable him.