ANNUAL PSYCHODRAMA REPORT

Abstract

The St. Louis State Hospital is the first mental hospital in Missouri to use Moreno techniques. Psychodrama sessions were used cxperimcncally as treatment in the Sc. Louis State Hospital, starting February, 1949. Since that time it has developed into a recognized part of the treatment program. The services of its Director, Miss Nancy Strickland, who is a member of the Social Service Saff, have so far only been given on a half-time basis. Psychodrama is used to help the patients work out their emotional problems by acting them out on a stage. In this way they can arrive at a solution to their problems and make a better adjustment to society, both in and outside of the hospital.