[The psychosocial adjustment of chronic mental patients form the Centre de Sante Mentale Communautaire].

In view of the ever increasing number of abstracts being submitted, the Scientific Program Committee requests that the following instructions be strictly adhered to in submitting abstracts for consideration for presentation at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychiatric Association in Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 18, 19 and 20, 1978. i) Five copies are to be mailed to:DR. PETER HAYS, CHAIRMAN, SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE, CANADIAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, 1 134 CLINICAL SCIENCES BUILDING, EDMONTON, ALBERTA. T6G2G3 ii) Deadline for submission of abstracts is March 31, 1978. iii) First page of abstract should contain: a) Title b) All authors' names along with the one discipline (e.g. M.D., R.N., M.S.W., etc.) that they would wish listed in the program c) Time required for presentation i.e. 10, 15 or 20 min. (longer presentations are not ruled out but would have to be individually negotiated). d) Requirement for 35 mm. slide projector, if any. Provision of any other audio visual aids will be the responsibility of the speaker. iv) Abstracts should contain 300-600 words. Completed papers which are submitted will not be reviewed. v) As all future correspondence will be carried on with the individual who makes the submission, it would be advisable for the presenting author to submit the abstract. Unless otherwise indicated, it will be presumed that the first listed author will present the paper. It should be noted that it may be necessary to limit the number of presentations by anyone individual. PANELS, SYMPOSIA, DEBATES, FORUMS Any individual or group who has a suggestion for a "special" presentation of a current, topical, controversial subject, be it political, economic, academic or scientific, is requested to send as much detail as possible e.g. overall outline, abstracts, speakers, chairman, time required, etc. for assessment by the Scientific Program Committee for possible inclusion in the program. Deadline for submission of these is March 31, 1978. and five copies are required.