A comprehensive and authoritative guide to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness in the late 19th century. Written by two leading physicians in the field of psychiatry, this manual provides invaluable insights into the medical and social attitudes towards mental illness at a time when the field was still in its infancy.

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