J. B. Lippincott Co. London: Pitman Medical Publishing (Jo. Pp. 203. 32s. The number of useful texts on mental deficiency is small, especially those by psychologists, so that a new volume written by the chief clinical psychologist of the Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals, New York, is opened with interest. The author, Harold Michal-Smith, draws a clear picture of the inadequacy of the social se...

There has been unanimous opinion from the psychiatrists, legislators, legal authorities, social workers and general public regarding the need for modifying the existing Indian Lunacy Act, 1912. The Act is basically adopted from the British rules. The Indian Lunacy Act, 1912 is being put forth for major modifications, probably for the better. The mental health Bill has been introduced once again...