A historical dictionary of psychiatry. It covers the subject from autism to Vienna, and includes the key concepts, individuals, places, and institutions that have shaped the evolution of psychiatry and the neurosciences, from their origin. It is suitable for students of medical history.

"...I highly recommend [this book] for all college, university, and public libraries." --Doody's "...have done a remarkable job of compilation and made access to the knowledge they produced very easy. In its main aims the book is a genuine success and something genuinely new."--Lancet "As a historian of psychiatry, Edward Shorter is well known for setting out his stall in full public view and bringing a great deal of factual detail and strong personal feelings to the task at hand."--he Lancet "...I highly recommend [this book] for all college, university, and public libraries." --Doody's "...have done a remarkable job of compilation and made access to the knowledge they produced very easy. In its main aims the book is a genuine success and something genuinely new."-- ancet "As a historian of psychiatry, Edward Shorter is well known for setting out his stall in full public view and bringing a great deal of factual detail and strong personal feelings to the task to hand."--The Lancet "It is easy to read, interesting, and informative- a valuable, rapidly accessible resource greatly enhanced by selected bibliographies at the end of the text."--Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease