Current Opinion on Medico-Psychological Questions in Germany, as represented by Professor Ludwig Meyer, of Göttingen

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Passing to the treatment of special classes of patients, Professor Meyer expresses decided opinions, which seem to be somewhat in advance of the general consensus. For instance, at Alt Scherbitz, or in the remoter asylum of Bayreuth, one finds a considerable amount of restraint and special arrangements for the destructive and violent. It is, therefore, necessary to accept certain statements under the following heads as being more personal than representative.