[Mental hygiene of family and marital relationships]

On the basis of clinical, specialized, and sociological examination of 1771 individuals (627, 430, and 714 respectively) the authors have attempted to determine factors and tendencies which adversely affect the durability of marriage, familial and marital harmony, and mental development of children. It is concluded that from the mental hygiene standpoint and with regard to primary psychoprophylaxis of borderline diseases it is necessary to improve moral and sexual education of children and adolescents, to further develop the general education of young people about to be married, to perfect the organization of psychologic and hygienic aid to young families, to initiate scientific and methodological development of the system of lectures aimed at propagation of mental hygiene knowledge among the population.