them to place the preparation of the fourth edition entirely in the hands of the American collaborator; and it is but the duty of the latter to acknowledge his full responsibility for the above-mentioned changes and additions. The favorable reception of this MANUAL has been most gratifying to its authors, as the best proof of its having with some measure of success filled an existing need; their earnest hope is that it will continue to do so. A. J. ROSANOFF. KINGS PARK, LONG ISLAND, N. Y., April, 1916. Essential causes: heredity, alcoholism, syphilis, head injuries. Incidental or contributing causes. - Other Disorders of perception: insufficiency of perception, illusions, hallucinations; properties common to all hal- III. SYMPTOMATOLOGY (continued). Consciousness, memory, attention, association of -ideas, judgment: unconsciousness, clouding of con- IV. — SYMPTOMATOLOGY (concluded). .... Affectivity, reactions, personality: morbid indiffer- ence, exaggeration of affectivity, morbid depression, PAGE V. - THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY. History taking: family history, personal history, his- VI. — THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY (continued)...... Special diagnostic procedures: lumbar puncture, Wassermann reaction, Lange's colloidal gold test, Nogu- chi’s butyric acid test, Ross-Jones ammonium sulphate VII. — THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY (continued). General therapeutic indications: institution, com- mitment, treatment of excitement, suicidal tendencies, Symptoms common to all forms, simple form, cata- tonia, delusional forms, délire chronique à évolution V. - MANIC-DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSES. Manic types: simple, delusional, confused mania. Depressed types: simple, delusional, stuporous depres- sion. - Mixed types: mixed type proper, attacks of double form. - Course, prognosis, diagnosis; homoge- Permanent symptoms: psychic, physical. Diag- nosis, prognosis, pathological anatomy, etiology. – Prodromal period, essential symptoms, inconstant symptoms, forms, course and prognosis, diagnosis, Diffuse meningitic type, gummatous type, endarter- itic type; diagnosis, prognosis, treatment. XIII. CEREBRAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. Arterial supply of the brain, systemic symptoms, symptoms common to all forms, symptoms of occlusion MISCELLANEOUS GROUPS (continued).. Chronic intoxication by the alkaloids: morphino- mania, cocainomania. XX. MISCELLANEOUS GROUPS (continued). Mental disorders due to organic cerebral affections: tumors, multiple sclerosis, brain abscess, central neuritis. XXI. — MISCELLANEOUS GROUPS (concluded). Senile dementia: general symptomatology, delusional forms, complications, prognosis, diagnosis, treatment. |