SCHIZOPHRENIA: Schizophrenia: Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy.
The reviewer was particularly intrigued by the Presidential Address by Fritz A. Freyhan, who concludes his address thus: 'The future of psycho pathology appears more promising than at any time in the past.
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reluctance to diagnose depression, as seen through American eyes, and the article provides a useful correlate to the British studies. The discussion at the end of each paper is frequently of greater value than the paper itself though this remark should not be taken in any way as being critical of the papers, which on the whole are very good ; of special interest are J. J. Schildkraut's on †̃¿ neuropharmacological studies of mood disorders', and its discussion by A. J. Prange. The reviewer was particularly intrigued by the Presidential Address by Fritz A. Freyhan. He gives a historical review of the American Psychopathological Association, describing its founding in 1910 and its sponsorship by the great names of American psychi atry, such as Morton Prince, Stanley Hall, Alfred Meyer, ErnestJones, Smith Elyjeliffe, and William A. White, as well as the philosopher L. Eugene Emerson. The first volume oftheJournal ofAbnormal Psychology included an essay by Ernest Jones on †̃¿ Hamlet', a paper by Ferenczi on †̃¿ Dreams' a well as translation of Freud's and Jung's lectures at Worcester, Mass. From such psychoanalytical beginnings the Associa tion has developed a more biological interest, which pervades the present proceedings. The President concludes his address thus : †̃¿ The future of psycho pathology appears more promising than at any time in the past. . . . That the psychopathologist is a man of many persuasions, all of which must converge on a blending of subjective and objective evidence, has been and continues to be my main concern.' Amen! MYRE Smi.