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By Samuel B. Guze. 147 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1992. $24.95. ISBN 0-19-507420-3.

The title of the book encapsulates its central thesis -- that psychiatry is a branch of medicine. This proposition might seem to be a tautology, yet it reflects a question at the very core of psychiatry: What are the appropriate purview and perspective of the field?

Guze's thesis centers on the importance of applying the "medical model" to mental illness. He has been a leading proponent of this perspective over the past 30 years, and this book is a comprehensive summary of his views. Simply put, the medical model means that the "concepts, strategies, and jargon of general medicine are . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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