The Medico-Psychological Association of Great Britain and Ireland

The Medico-Psychological Association of Great Britain and Ireland held a general meeting on Nov. 21st at 11, Chandos-street, W., which was presided over by Dr. Fletcher Beach and was numerously attended. The meeting began at four and lasted for nearly three hours, three papers, with interesting discussions on each, being read in that time. The first paper was on Mental Disorders dependent on Toxæmias, by Sir Dyce Duckworth, and will be found printed in full at p. 1475 of this issue of The Lancet. Our report of the discussions and of the other papers will appear later. Sir Dyce Duckworth was followed by Dr. F. W. Mott, who spoke at some length on Poison, Stress, and Inherited Tendency. After Dr. G. H. Savage had contributed a spirited criticism Dr. E. Goodall and Dr. Charles Mercier continued the discussion. Travel: its Abuse and Use in Mental Diseases was the subject of the next address by Dr. Savage. This theme elicited some valuable remarks from Sir Hermann Weber and Dr. Symes Thompson. The meeting had already lasted over two hours but the greater number stayed to hear Dr. Lewis-Jones on the Application of Electricity in certain Forms of Mental Diseases, and an interesting discussion on this therapeutic suggestion followed.