The Psychiatry in National Socialism—Forced Sterilization and Euthanasia—Saarland as Example

Authors

  • Torsten Mergen Saarbrücken

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/413

Keywords:

Bevölkerungspolitik, Nationalsozialismus, Rassismus, Regionalstudien, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

In his dissertation, compiled with great detail based on numerous patient files, Christoph Braß examines the consequences of racial hygienic thinking from 1935 to 1945 using the Saarland as an example. In so doing, he systematically analyses the incidents pertaining to the scope of forced sterilization of the mentally ill and disabled. Additionally, he exemplarily portrays the events leading up to the euthanasia of patients from the Saarland as well as the course of its progression and results. The study is impressive and the large number of cases provided as examples provokes dismay. The book fills an important gap in the research on National Socialism.

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Published

2006-03-08

Issue

No. 18 (2006): Biografik – Lebensgeschichten

Section

Offener Teil

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Copyright (c) 2006 Torsten Mergen

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