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In his preface to this very useful text Dr. R. M. Chapman, Medical Superintendent of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital of Towson, Md., writes that he has seen no book which better brings to the student nurse a working grasp of the factual detail covering the demands of the patient-nurse-physician relationship. The progressive education of the physician and nurse reflects on an important sector the growing significance of psychiatry: and the chief factors concerned are here presented in terms of, and from, the point of view of the accumulated experiences of psychiatric nurses.
The extent of the material is evident in the nature of the book's preparation, as set forth in the author's preface: “Data from a hundred or more of my colleagues were collected, sorted, and organized, presented to them for further revision, and then submitted to one or more psychiatrists or other specialists for their approval.” Statistical matter and constructions relative to theory have throughout been kept at a minimum. Bibliographical references are included to point the way to texts of psychiatry for the student wishing to implement conceptually the working accounts here given. The text is divided into four units: an outline of the development of mental nursing; facts about specific nursing care; an account of the general symptomatology; and extramural situations. There will be found a helpful representation of the principles and significance of mental hygiene in this field; as well as summary outlines, questions, and references included as teaching aids.
Miss Ingram has written of her book that it “is a composite of ideas