Review of An introduction to objective psychopathology

Abstract

Reviews the book, An introduction to objective psychopathology by G. V. Hamilton (1925). This book consists of twelve chapters and is divided into two parts Part one is composed of three chapters: I, Introduction, II, Two Hundred Nervous Cases; III, Summary of the Survey Findings The description of the 200 nervous cases covers 170 pages, averaging therefore, somewhat less than a page to a case. Part two is entitled "Principles of Objective Psychopathology," to which the remaining nine chapters are devoted. Although the book probably adds nothing to our knowledge of psychopathology, there is set forth a method based upon Freudianism (but without its mystical interpretations)which will undoubtedly prove of value to students in a certain stage of their development. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)