Medizin und Gesundheitspolitik in der NS-Zeit

This collection examines the evolution of public health services and policies from 1933 onwards, highlighting various aspects of health, hygiene, and medical practices during the Nazi regime. It explores the transition from reform to exploitation in occupational medicine, the interplay of ideology and power in racial hygiene, and the implications of social hygiene in interwar municipal health policies. Contributions discuss the role of military doctors, the radical changes in psychiatry during the Great Depression, and the experiences of psychiatric patients under Nazi racial and hereditary care. The text also addresses public attitudes toward euthanasia, the complicity of administrative officials and physicians in these policies, and the broader implications of psychiatric research during this period. The authors advocate for a more comprehensive historiography of psychiatry, emphasizing the need to understand the intersection of medicine and social issues under totalitarian governance. The narrative reveals the complexities of health policy, the moral dilemmas faced by practitioners, and the tragic consequences for vulnerable populations, providing a critical perspective on the legacy of health practices in a dark chapter of history.