Abstract

Book reviews published in professional journals provide an interesting glimpse of contemporary interests, ideas and attitudes. The third number of the Journal of Mental Science (formerly Asylum Journal) included book reviews and, after appearing intermittently for a while, they became a regular feature throughout the remainder of the nineteenth century. These reviews were probably the principal source of information for asylum doctors about current books in their field, although there were a small number of alternatives for the more specialist readers.

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  • The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Path ology ran from 1848to 1860continuing, for a short while, as the Medical Critic and Psychological Journal, 1861-3

  • A very prominent member of the Medico-Psychological Association, it is not surpris ing that these included a number on insanity, but few of the original articles in this journal would have been of much direct interest to asylum doctors

  • The American Journal of Insanity was established in 1844,but it seems unlikely that it would have constituted a resource of information about books for many provincial asylum doctors in Britain

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Introduction

The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Path ology ran from 1848to 1860continuing, for a short while, as the Medical Critic and Psychological Journal, 1861-3. In keeping with its liter ary and philosophical style, this journal included a small number of lengthy reviews in each number.

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