The end of the Strecknitz asylum at Lübeck - a contribution to the social history of psychiatry during National Socialism

Outlines the NS policy on psychiatry; the global concept of extermination of patients interacted with pragmatic plans of local authorities. From Lubeck 600 patients were distributed to transit camps where over 80% died from deliberate neglect. Also examines reactions of relatives during and after the war, and discussed their coping strategies. (Original abstract - amended)