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Hans Pols, PhD, MA

Hans Pols is with the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Hans Pols, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, Carslaw F07, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia (e-mail: hpols@science.usyd.edu.au).

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FRANKWOOD E. WILLIAMS was convinced that the new science of human nature would not only provide treatment methods for severe and persistent forms of mental illness but also intervention strategies for their prevention. During his association with the National Committee for Mental Hygiene from 1916 to 1931 (the last 9 years of which he served as medical director), Williams stimulated, guided, and oversaw the implementation of a wide range of preventive methods.

The National Committee was founded in 1909 by Clifford W. Beers, who had spent 3 years in mental hospitals, and Adolf Meyer, by then the foremost American psychiatrist. . . . [Full Text]