THE PURPOSE of this paper is to identify a specific type of reactive psychosis related in part
to recent social-political events. It is well known that of the external stresses that trigger …

I. Marihuana is the Latin-American name for a cigarette preparation of the hemp plant. The
active principle is cannabis sativa: the drug has various synonyms—hasheesh, ganja, reefers, …

The problem of death has always been the great enigma of humanity. It remains in the center
of religious life. It is a problem everyone meets and from which no one can escape; it is …

For almost ten years, marihuana smoking in the United States has engaged the attention of
police officials, narcotic officers, prosecutors, judges and physicians. With its spread, the …

The subtitle of this volume," The Story of Man's Conquest of Mental Illness," conveys its purpose
of presenting a readable history of psychopathology, with special reference to therapy. A …

The purpose of this paper is to understand why" sex fiends" continue to offend in spite of
moral social pressure and the prospect of imprisonment requires an investigation of the …

To understand the ramifications of present-day psychiatry, a knowledge of its history is pertinent;
to understand the more chaotic field of mental healing, it is essential to know its history. …

ence on which are based the attitudes of healthy and sick individuals towards death and dying.
The attitude expressed here indicates the orientation used in this study. The viewpoint of …

This paper presents the findings resulting from the study of 9958 prisoners, conducted in the
Psychiatric Clinic of the Court of General Sessions3 for the past four years. All prisoners* …

A history of the application of psychology to legal matters is sketched, and then the legal
rules which govern the testimony of a psychiatrist in court are discussed. The following …