On the Causes of the Increase of Suicide

1899 ◽  
Vol 45 (190) ◽  
pp. 451-466
Author(s):  
William W. Ireland
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
The Subject

It would perhaps be allowable to take it for granted that the number of suicides has been steadily increasing in most of those countries which furnish us with trustworthy statistics, but after the discussion in Section E at the last meeting of the British Medical Association, I think it better to go over some of the reasons which have led me to subscribe to the view generally received by those who have carefully inquired into the subject.

Mental Disorders Associated with Marriage Engagements

1888 ◽  
Vol 34 (147) ◽  
pp. 394-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geo. H. Savage
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Subject

The frequency with which I am consulted about both men and women in whom an engagement of marriage has been associated with marked mental disorder, has induced me to bring the subject before this meeting of the Psychological Branch of the British Medical Association, especially as the subject naturally falls into a place in the larger subject suggested by Dr. A. Campbell Clark's papers on the perversions of the sexual and reproductive functions.

Hypnotism in Court

1898 ◽  
Vol 44 (186) ◽  
pp. 569-570
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Therapeutic Agent ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Recent Action

In the newspaper reports of a recent action for slander it was stated that the British Medical Association had officially recognised hypnotism as a therapeutic agent. The medical man whose evidence led to this incorrect statement has shown that his remarks had been misapprehended by the journalist. It is of some importance to recall the circumstances, to show how the matter really stands. The committee appointed to report upon the subject included well-known names, and after a considerable interval presented their conclusions. They expressed themselves as satisfied of the genuine nature of the hypnotic state, and were of opinion that, as a therapeutic agent, hypnotism was frequently effective in removing pain, procuring sleep, and alleviating many functional ailments. As to its permanent efficacy in the treatment of habitual drunkenness, the evidence before the committee was encouraging, but not conclusive. They specially indicated that care in the employment of hypnotism was necessary, and suggested important limitations.

scholarly journals The effect of X-radiation on the spermatogenesis of the Guinea-pig

1929 ◽  
Vol 104 (731) ◽  
pp. 351-370 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
State Government ◽  
Rotunda Hospital ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
Free State ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Research Scholarship ◽  
The Subject

The effect of X-rays on tissues and cells has been the subject of study by many observers, dating back to the time when Leopold Freund, of Vienna, burnt the first patient. We were led to study this problem merely from the hope that the more modern cytological techniques might reveal some new facts with reference to the mystery of the effect of X-rays on the cell. Moreover, we hoped to collect some interesting facts about the mechanism of sperm formation. We are grateful to the British Medical Association for a grant in aid of this work; to Dr. Bethel Solomons, the Master, and Dr. M. MacDonagh, the Radiologist of the Rotunda Hospital, for the use of the hospital X-ray plant and to many people for the loan of literature. One of us (S. W.) has received a Research Scholarship from the Irish Free State Government, whom we most cordially thank.

On Insanity alternating with Spasmodic Asthma

1885 ◽  
Vol 31 (133) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Conolly Norman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
Similar Nature ◽  
English Medical Literature ◽  
The Subject

At the general meeting of the British Medical Association, held at Belfast last autumn, I read a paper in the Psychological Section “On Insanity connected with Spasmodic Asthma.” In that paper I described some cases as appearing “to point to an occasional connection between Insanity and Spasmodic Asthma, the nature of which seems to be—if the term may be allowed —metastatic, or alternating.” I also stated that though I was aware Dr. Savage had had some cases of a similar nature, yet up to that date the subject had excited little attention, and no mention of it was to be found in English medical literature.

scholarly journals Croonian Lecture: A new conception of the glomerular function

1914 ◽  
Vol 87 (599) ◽  
pp. 571-592 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
Considerable Degree ◽  
Glomerular Function ◽  
The Subject

I have chosen as the subject of this lecture the physiology of the kidney, and more particularly the mode of action of one part of it, namely the glomerulus. In 1906, at the meeting of the British Medical Association in Toronto, I brought forward a new conception of the action of this very characteristic portion of the renal apparatus, and since that time have been accumulating a considerable mass of evidence by the light of which my theory can be criticised. Very shortly after the discovery of the main details of the structure of the kidney, Ludwig, basing his ideas upon the then known structure, put forward his well-known theory that the glomerulus was a filter, and since that time all discussions upon renal activity have centred round this theory because it offered an explanation of the mode of action of one part of the mechanism upon hydrodynamic principles. The necessary corollary following from this assumption of filtration is that a considerable degree of absorption must be effected as the dilute filtrate travels down the tubule, and how excessively great this must be was first pointed out by Heidenhain.

Dr. Bucknill on American Alienists

1876 ◽  
Vol 22 (99) ◽  
pp. 441-442
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Made In

At the Third General Meeting of the British Medical Association, held at Sheffield, on the 3rd of August last, Dr. Bucknill, by permission of the Council of the Association, made a further statement on the subject of the accusations made in “The Lancet” against the superintendents of American asylums, and especially against Dr. Nichols, of the Washington Asylum. Dr. Bucknill said:—

Menstruation in Relation to Mental Disorders

1928 ◽  
Vol 74 (306) ◽  
pp. 488-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. H. Healey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
Interesting Problem ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynaecology ◽  
Association Meeting ◽  
The Subject

In July, 1927, at a British Medical Association meeting, in the Obstetrics and Gynæcology Section, G. I. Strachan dealt with the mental side of the hygiene of menstruation. He made the statements that in cases where menstruation was influenced in mental disease it was usually in the direction of excess, and moreover he had found no justification for the text-book statement that insanity was usually accompanied by amenorrhœa. A study of the more important text-books of psychiatry reveals a paucity of information on the subject, and this has stimulated me to collect any facts which have bearing on this interesting problem.

Occasional Notes of the Quarter

1880 ◽  
Vol 26 (113) ◽  
pp. 69
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
The Subject

Renewed attention has been directed to the question of the abolition of Private Asylums by the reading of a paper by Dr. Bucknill on the subject, at a meeting of the Metropolitan Branch of the British Medical Association, held at Bethlem Hospital, Jan. 21st, 1879; the discussion being adjourned to Feb. 4th, 1880. A report of the proceedings will be found under “Notes and News.”

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