Abstract
Have you ever wondered why the well-known Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale was named after a suburb of North London? Little known to most psychiatrists or to local people in Mill Hill, a major part of the Maudsley Hospital was evacuated there from central London during the Second World War. Mill Hill School had been evacuateden masseto St Bees in Cumberland. The vacant buildings were requisitioned by the Emergency Medical Service for the Maudsley Hospital. Much innovative psychiatric treatment and research took place there throughout the war with a star-studded cast, including some outstanding clinicians and researchers. This brief review of historical sources aims to give a flavour of the clinical work of the Mill Hill Maudsley.
Highlights
Have you ever wondered why the well-known Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale was named after a suburb of North London? Little known to most psychiatrists or to local people in Mill Hill, a major part of the Maudsley Hospital was evacuated there from central London during the Second World War
The clinical director was Aubrey Lewis, later Professor Sir Aubrey Lewis, under whose leadership the academic and clinical reputation of the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospitals and Institute of Psychiatry was established. Some of those whose early careers Lewis nurtured at Mill Hill later become internationally renowned
There were tensions between Lewis and Maclay, between the military and civilian management of the hospital and between various practitioners, for example, those related to recordkeeping and the need for follow-up after 1 year to look at outcome of treatment (Jones, 2003)
Summary
Have you ever wondered why the well-known Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale was named after a suburb of North London? Little known to most psychiatrists or to local people in Mill Hill, a major part of the Maudsley Hospital was evacuated there from central London during the Second World War. Mill Hill School had been evacuated en masse to St Bees in Cumberland. Much innovative psychiatric treatment and research took place there throughout the war with a star-studded cast, including some outstanding clinicians and researchers. This brief review of historical sources aims to give a flavour of the clinical work of the Mill Hill Maudsley. The progressive matrices measure the ability to make sense of complex data, to draw meaning out of ambiguity, to perceive and think clearly.The vocabulary scales measure the ability to store and reproduce information reflecting a culture’s common pool of knowledge
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