And on gloomy Sunday...

Psychiatry on a Sunday

mind, including mental illness. It is a fair sample of the level of the writing throughout the issue, which is clear, informative, balanced, critical, and, above all, responsible. Since mind-trouble is far and away the commonest, and one of the most distressing, of human afflictions, there is a large and ready readership for writings on the theme. The whole subject is so highly emotive, and the...

Gloomy in Glenburn.

Sunday Holidays

. Sir, Will you please find .1 little space for my proposal 111 your valuable paper and oblige. It is rather curious that the medical department should have no holiday unlike other departments, and it is sometimes a matter which causes great inconvenience to its employs. Some years back the work of the Indian dispensaries was light as most of the people were used to the eastern methods of treat...

Sunday Liquor Laws and Crime.

Many jurisdictions have considered relaxing Sunday alcohol sales restrictions, yet such restrictions' effects on public health remain poorly understood. This paper analyzes the effects of legalization of Sunday packaged liquor sales on crime, focusing on the phased introduction of such sales in Virginia beginning in 2004. Differences-in-differences and triple-differences estimates indicate the ...

Explaining Sunday shop policies

Dutch municipalities have the right to decide on Sunday shop opening hours since 1996. Despite positive effects on economic growth and employment, many municipalities restrict Sunday trading in one way or another. Based on 2003 data we show that especially religious and political affiliation, regional differences and the size of the municipalities explain the variation between municipalities. T...