An Introduction to Psychological Medicine

Abstract

It is now generally recognised that medical students should receive a fuller training in psychological medicine than is usually available, and that lectures on the subject should have a somewhat broader standpoint, dealing not only With established psychoses but also providing s?me instruction in normal psychology, the Psychoneuroses, and the early and less definite s ages of the more serious forms of mental disorder. The view of the authors of this book is at this instruction should not be entirely self??ntained, but that psychology should be taught ^ connection with the physiology of the nerous system and psychopathology in connection ith pathology; then in his final year the student ould receive five lectures on the psychoeuroses, eight on the psychoses, and two on mental defidency. here can be no doubt that this general plan Presentation of the whole subject is sound