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The author is Associate in Psychiatry at the University of Illinois. The volume is subtitled “A Socio-Psycho-Biologic Analysis and Resynthesis.” It was written for psychiatrists and physicians. Physicians and younger psychiatrists will find much of value in the book; older psychiatrists must be pretty familiar with the material presented. It is a well done job and it is gratifying to see volumes coming off the presses which attempt to organize the unique material now available in treatment; it is quite different from the volumes of twenty, thirty, and more years ago when there were elaborate descriptions of disease, but preciously little treatment. Among the disadvantages of the newer way are less precise or even inaccurate diagnosis, lack of consulting opinion, and haste in medical measures when treatment fails in the hands of one individual therapist. None the less the advantages in modern therapy are tremendous and necessary with the increasing revelation of the origins of disease, as significant as the discovery of microbes. Thus Kraines makes a very worthwhile educational contribution. His approach is eclectic. In that there is no oneness of view as yet among psychiatrists, it is unnecessary to dabble with the various little details where the reviewer might disagree with the author. Even the twenty chapters are too numerous to be mentioned here. There is a foreword by Adolf Meyer.