TY  - JOUR
T1  - TExt-book of mental diseases, with special reference to the pathological aspects of insanity.
Y1  - 1899/07/15
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1899.02450550059023
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 175
EP  - 175
VL  - XXXIII
IS  - 3
N2  - This second edition of Dr. Bevan Lewis' well-known work has been largely re-written, especially in the first or anatomic section, to bring it up to the advances made in this department since the appearance of the earlier edition. The work has always been unique in the fullness of its anatomic descriptions, and its reputation will evidently be maintained. In its clinical section it has never been so thorough and satisfying as is demanded of a text-book, and this edition is in some respects an improvement over its predecessor, but it still has its deficiencies. The changes are a chapter on progressive systematic insanity, which was needed, and some minor additions and alterations. The work is still unequal in this department, some subjects being treated fully and satisfactorily, others altogether too meagerly. The treatment of the paranoiac and other degenerative conditions of mental disorder, such as circular insanity, is unsatisfactory, and
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1899.02450550059023
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.02450550059023
ER  -