RT Journal
T1 PSychiatry for everyman
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD January 22
VO 139
IS 4
SP 269
OP 269
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900210075039
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900210075039
AB This simply written, short, comprehensive survey of the more outstanding contributions of psychiatry to the increasing understanding of mental and emotional illness, and of human behavior in general, recommends itself as a welcome addition to those books which can add measurably to the fundamental knowledge of "every man." Although written primarily for the layman, it remains a scientific, authoritative review of the more outstanding contributions in this field of medicine. Extremely readable, it avoids the inaccuracies of many books which attempt to popularize medical themes. It will prove useful also to the medical student who wishes a concise survey of the field covered in his basic instruction in psychiatry, and will be welcomed by the social worker and the educator.In the hands of the general public this book should help dispel much of the mysterious fear which exists concerning things psychiatric, while at the same time it discloses how