Reichard. Defective children, their nature, care, and training are to-day the subject of scientific thought and experiment. A large and ever growing literature bears striking testimony to the interest in this work shown by medical men and alienists. Germany, more than any other country, has comprehended the diversified character of the problem; and under each of the numerous rubrics of defectiv...

We may be allowed, in limine, to reply to any objections which may be made against the application of the word epidemic to diseases which are pnrely and primarily mental. We are too frequently compelled to nse words borrowed from the physical world for the description of mental phenomena; to shrink from the employment of a new metaphor, merely because it does not express an exact resemblance. I...

The old saying, " prevention is better than cure," is one, the truth of which has long been recognised, and which has for long been applied to many branches of medicine. Till recent years however but little has been done in this direction towards the prevention of the diseases it is proposed to discuss briefly in this article. Much undoubtedly can be done towards the prevention of such conditio...

It could be argued that this text is misnamed were one to evaluate its content page by page in terms of factual material, for though the story is, indeed, that of the mastery of many of the epidemic diseases, its main thesis is much more than that,-it is really the conquest of false philosophies. Recounted are innumerable instances revealing how susceptible have been impregnable positions and b...

Are islamic terrorists insane? International scholars generally concede that Al Qaeda members are not mentally ill. But, until now, there has not been a shared consensus and a strong argument that can prove it. This paper intends to throw light on the specific dehumanization of terrorists and to show that they are always responsible for their acts, unlike those who are affected by mental diseas...

Youth with rheumatologic diseases have a high prevalence of comorbid mental health disorders. Individuals with comorbid mental health disorders are at increased risk for adverse outcomes related to mental health as well as their underlying rheumatologic disease. Early identification and treatment of mental health disorders has been shown to improve outcomes, but current systems of care fall sho...