Front Matter (PDF) - The British Journal of Psychiatry

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The Bronze Medal and Prize.
(Value Ten Guineas.)
The Bronze Medal and Prize was established at the A nnual Meeting held on
A ugust 2, i88z, and is awarded to any assistant medical officer of a mental hospital
(public or private) for the best dissertation on a clinical or pathological subject
relating to mental disorders.
The following is an abstract of the conditions:
(I) The dissertation to be written in English.
(2) Each dissertation to be distinguished by a motto or device, and accompanied by a sealed
envelope containing the name and residence of the author, and having on the outside a motto
or device corresponding with that on the dissertation.
(@)The dissertation shall not exceed io,ooo words in length.
(@)The dissertation and every accompanying drawing and preparation will become the
property of the Association, to be published in the Journal at the discretion of the Editors.
(@)The dissertations not approved, with their accompanying drawings and preparations,
will, upon application within one year, be returned, together with the sealed envelopes unopened;
if not claimed within one year they will become the property of the Association.
(6) The dissertations for the year must be delivered to the Registrar before April 30.
(7) No prize will be awarded if none of the dissertations is of sufficient merit.