Bulletin of the Massachusetts Commission on Mental Diseases, Vol. 2

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bulletin of the Massachusetts Commission on Mental Diseases, Vol. 2: Published Quarterly; April, 1918 Whereas the ending -osis suitably expresses ordin'al characters, . The ending -ia (as in epilepsia, neurasthenia) suitably indicates generic characters of disease; indeed some dictionaries regard -ia as primarily suggesting disease. The ordinal ending here pre ferred is accordingly -osis; the generic ending - ia. So much re nomenclature may suffice at this time (see below under the separate groups for further remarks). Aside from cer tain novelties in nomenclature the plan has, I believe, merit as an application of a key-principle. Even if one were content with ordinary English group names feeble-minded, still the order of consideration of group-data would remain of commanding importance. Should not a shred remain of the nomenclature just presented, the key-principle in the analysis of clinical psychiatric data would remain of use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.