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(Medical Psychiatry. Vol. 20.) Edited by Jair C. Soares and Samuel Gershon. 973 pp. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2003. $195. ISBN 0-8247-0835-0.

The title of this book is something of a misnomer. At nearly 1000 pages, with 130 contributors, this is not the kind of "handbook" that will fit into the side pocket of one's laboratory coat. Moreover, the term "medical psychiatry," as used here, appears to delineate content that most cognoscenti would identify as "biologic psychiatry." This is not a book that one will pick up for tips on treating puzzling or difficult cases.

Rather, the title appears to underscore a concept of psychiatry that is firmly grounded in modern biomedical research. The editors' goal was to "summarize . . . . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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