in an attempt to investigate the relationship of birth rank and family size with the incidence of neurosis in an iranian culture, case notes of 1029 schizophrenic patients as (497 males and 532 females) referred to psychiatric clinic for insured workers were studied. the incidence of neurasis appeared to be significantly more frequent among the first-half position of birth  rders in the familie...

Introduction IN a recent communication (Slater, 1943), based on a statistical survey of two thousand neurotic soldiers, a hypothesis was developed to the effect that there was a generalized predisposition towards neurosis, which was in large part responsible for the appearance of neurotic symptoms in the individual when placed under stress. Evidence was adduced that this constitutional tendency...

(Tavistock Publications, 32s. 6d) The family doctor, sitting at the centre of his observed world over years, has unique facilities for observation and record. All general practitioners in the National Health Service have two other advantages: that patients cared for on the 'list' comprise a practice population nearly representative of the community at large and that the doctor seems to be the b...

symptom spasmodic and tonic cramp in muscles, occurring suddenly and irregularly on attempting voluntary movement. In January, 1883, MM. Ballet and Marie published a case of this disease (.Archives de Ndurologie), naming it "muscular spasm at the commencement of voluntary movements." In March, 1883, Westphal brought two cases of the disease before the Society of Medicine of Berlin, and quoted s...