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Books Behaviour Problems of Children. J. C. Marfatia, 1Vi.B.B.S., D.P.M., Bombay, 1956, The Association of Pediatricians of India~ 159 pages. Price Rs. 6/4. While there is nothing partlcular]y new in this discussion of behavior problems, it is of unusual interest as the first book of its kind to come out of India, and further that it is sponsored by the pediatric association of India. The writing is concise and clear, and free from psychiatric jargon. The author has full knowledge of the advances and developments in child psychiatry that h a w occurred in many countries in recent years, and has succeeded in his objective. M a t e r n a l Emotions. Niles Newton, Ph.D., New .York, 1955, Paul B. ttoeber, Inc., 140 pages. Price $3.00. While the studies of Mrs. Newton of the department of obstetrics at the UnhTersity of Pennsylvania are of more importance to the obstetrician than the pediatrician, this attempt to study objectively the influences and effects of maternal emotions will be found of considerable interest. The author makes no startling claims for the results of the studies, but rather that certain findings indicate a need for further study. Thus, for example, eight specific differences were found between a group of women who were anxious to breast feed their babies compared with a group who expressed little desire to nurse. P r e n a t a l and P a r a n a t a l P a c t o r s in t h e Dev e l o p m e n t of Childhood B e h a v i o r Disorders. ~[artha E. Rogers, Se.D., Abraham M. Li]ienfe]d, M.D., and Benjamin Pasamanick, IVLD., Baltimore, ]955, Johns Hopkins University, 155 pages.
A report of a study, including statistical data, carried out in 1953-1954 ia the School of Hygiene and Public Health, in an attempt
to throw light on the question of whether or not a relationship exists between behavior problems in childhood and disorders occurring in pregnancy and at the time of the birth of the child. Although the results are rather inconclusive, the authors found that a history of a toxemia of pregnancy was more frequent for the case group (471 children) than for the control group (359 children). The authors feel that their findings justify the inclusion of prenatal and paranatal factors in considering the causes of behavior disorders in children, and that their findings indicate a need for further study of the question. T h e H u m a n Adrena~ Cortex. Edited b y G. E. W. Wolstenholme and Margaret P. Cameron, Boston, 1955, Little, Brown and Co., 653 pages. Price $10.00.
Vo]. V I I I of the colloquia on endocrinology of the Ciba Foundation. Proceedings of two symposia held in 1954. The first, under the chairmanship of Dr. Gregory Pincus, was a discussion of the histological and biochemical aspects of corticomedullary relationships. The second, under tile chairmanship of Dr. George W. Thorn, was a consideration of the physiological and pathological relationship. The volume contains the thirty-five papers presented at the symposia, together with the discussions. P s y c h o p a t h o l o g y of Childhood. Edited by Paul H. Hoeh, M.D., and Joseph Zubin, Ph.D., New York, 1955, Grune & Stratton, 303 pages. Price $6.00.
The Proceedings of the meeting of the American Psychopathological Association held in June, 1954. Contains sixteen papers presented at the meeting on such subjects as the psychopathology of mental deficiency in children, trends in child development, and adolescent frustrations and evasions. 118
BOOKS Our Blind Children. Growing a n d Learning W i t h Them. B e r t h o l d Lowenfeld, Ph.D., Springfield, Ill., 1956, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 205 pages. Price $5.50. This book by the Superintendent of the California School for the Blind is intended primarily for parents with a blind child. I t is particularly timely because of the recent increase in the incidence of blindness due to retrolental fibroplasia. The book discusses in an understanding and sympathetic way the problems t h a t are encountered as the blind child grows up, p a r t i c u l a r l y the problems in education. I t is a book t h a t the physician should keep in mind to recommend to parents who h a v e to face the problem. Poliomyelitis. P a p e r s a n d Discussions Presented at the Third I n t e r n a t i o n a l Poliomyelitis Conference, Philadelphia, 1955, J. B: Lippineott Co., 565 pages. Price $7.50. A volume containing the papers and discussions presented at the Congress in Rome in 1954. I t is well edited and printed and will be useful to those interested in poliomyelitis. The scope is broad and includes the clinical orthopedic and rehabilitation aspects as well as the immunologicah Psychopathology of Children W i t h Organic B r a i n Disease. L a u r e t t a Bender, M.D., Springfield, Ill., 1956, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 151 pages. Price $5.50. The fourth book of a group based on the studies and experience at the Bellevue Child r e n ' s Service where the author is senior psychiatrist of the Service. The present volume deals with the personality problems of children with organic brain disease due to such disorders as congenital cerebral lesion, encephalitis, and head injuries. Die K l i n i k der congenitalen Angiocardiop a t h i e n im Saiiglings- u n d Kleinkindesalter. P r i v a t d o z e n t W. I-Ieek, S t u t t g a r t , 1955, Gustav Fischer VerIag, 128 pages. Price 26.50 D.M. A short clinical monograph on the diagnosis of the various types of congenital cardiac lesions studied at a special clinic in G5ttingen.
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Caring for the Sick Child a t Home. Marion Lowndes, Philadelphia, 1955, The Westminster Press, 157 pages. Price $3.00. A text for mothers, containing helpful advice on the care of a sick child, and methods for keeping the child more comfortable and contented. H a n d b o o k of Toxicology. Vol. I. Acute Toxicities of Solids, Liquids and Gases to Laboratory Anim'als. E d i t e d by
William S. Specter, W. ]3. Saunders Co.
Philadelphia,
1956,
A technical compilation prepared under the direction of the committee on the Handbook of ]3iologica] Data of the National Research Council A Course in Practical Therapeutics. 1g. E. Rehfuss, M.D., and Alison Howe Price, M.D., ]3altimore, 1956, Williams & Wilkins Co., 973 pages. Price $15.00. A third edition. Many changes in treatment have taken place since the second edition published in 1950, due, in particular, to new antibiotics. A Modern P i l g r i m ' s Progress for Diabetics. Garfield G. Duncan, M.D., Philadelphia, t956~ W. ]3. Saunders Co., 222 pages. A pocket-sized discussion of diabetes for the diabetics. Mongolism. A Symposium. Association for the Help of Retarded Children, New York, 50 pages. Price $1.00. A collection of papers by several authors covering the various aspects of problems of mongolism. Electrocardiography.
F u n d a m e n t a l s and Louis Wolff, M.D., Philadelphia, 1956, W. ]3. Saunders Co., 342 pages. Price $7.00. Clinical Application.
A second edition. Clinical Recognition and M a n a g e m e n t of Disturbances of Body Fluids. J o h n H. Bland, M.D., Philadelphia, 1956, W. ]3. Saunders Co., 522 pages. Price $11.50. A second edition.
A report of a study, including statistical data, carried out in 1953-1954 ia the School of Hygiene and Public Health, in an attempt
to throw light on the question of whether or not a relationship exists between behavior problems in childhood and disorders occurring in pregnancy and at the time of the birth of the child. Although the results are rather inconclusive, the authors found that a history of a toxemia of pregnancy was more frequent for the case group (471 children) than for the control group (359 children). The authors feel that their findings justify the inclusion of prenatal and paranatal factors in considering the causes of behavior disorders in children, and that their findings indicate a need for further study of the question. T h e H u m a n Adrena~ Cortex. Edited b y G. E. W. Wolstenholme and Margaret P. Cameron, Boston, 1955, Little, Brown and Co., 653 pages. Price $10.00.
Vo]. V I I I of the colloquia on endocrinology of the Ciba Foundation. Proceedings of two symposia held in 1954. The first, under the chairmanship of Dr. Gregory Pincus, was a discussion of the histological and biochemical aspects of corticomedullary relationships. The second, under tile chairmanship of Dr. George W. Thorn, was a consideration of the physiological and pathological relationship. The volume contains the thirty-five papers presented at the symposia, together with the discussions. P s y c h o p a t h o l o g y of Childhood. Edited by Paul H. Hoeh, M.D., and Joseph Zubin, Ph.D., New York, 1955, Grune & Stratton, 303 pages. Price $6.00.
The Proceedings of the meeting of the American Psychopathological Association held in June, 1954. Contains sixteen papers presented at the meeting on such subjects as the psychopathology of mental deficiency in children, trends in child development, and adolescent frustrations and evasions. 118
BOOKS Our Blind Children. Growing a n d Learning W i t h Them. B e r t h o l d Lowenfeld, Ph.D., Springfield, Ill., 1956, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 205 pages. Price $5.50. This book by the Superintendent of the California School for the Blind is intended primarily for parents with a blind child. I t is particularly timely because of the recent increase in the incidence of blindness due to retrolental fibroplasia. The book discusses in an understanding and sympathetic way the problems t h a t are encountered as the blind child grows up, p a r t i c u l a r l y the problems in education. I t is a book t h a t the physician should keep in mind to recommend to parents who h a v e to face the problem. Poliomyelitis. P a p e r s a n d Discussions Presented at the Third I n t e r n a t i o n a l Poliomyelitis Conference, Philadelphia, 1955, J. B: Lippineott Co., 565 pages. Price $7.50. A volume containing the papers and discussions presented at the Congress in Rome in 1954. I t is well edited and printed and will be useful to those interested in poliomyelitis. The scope is broad and includes the clinical orthopedic and rehabilitation aspects as well as the immunologicah Psychopathology of Children W i t h Organic B r a i n Disease. L a u r e t t a Bender, M.D., Springfield, Ill., 1956, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 151 pages. Price $5.50. The fourth book of a group based on the studies and experience at the Bellevue Child r e n ' s Service where the author is senior psychiatrist of the Service. The present volume deals with the personality problems of children with organic brain disease due to such disorders as congenital cerebral lesion, encephalitis, and head injuries. Die K l i n i k der congenitalen Angiocardiop a t h i e n im Saiiglings- u n d Kleinkindesalter. P r i v a t d o z e n t W. I-Ieek, S t u t t g a r t , 1955, Gustav Fischer VerIag, 128 pages. Price 26.50 D.M. A short clinical monograph on the diagnosis of the various types of congenital cardiac lesions studied at a special clinic in G5ttingen.
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Caring for the Sick Child a t Home. Marion Lowndes, Philadelphia, 1955, The Westminster Press, 157 pages. Price $3.00. A text for mothers, containing helpful advice on the care of a sick child, and methods for keeping the child more comfortable and contented. H a n d b o o k of Toxicology. Vol. I. Acute Toxicities of Solids, Liquids and Gases to Laboratory Anim'als. E d i t e d by
William S. Specter, W. ]3. Saunders Co.
Philadelphia,
1956,
A technical compilation prepared under the direction of the committee on the Handbook of ]3iologica] Data of the National Research Council A Course in Practical Therapeutics. 1g. E. Rehfuss, M.D., and Alison Howe Price, M.D., ]3altimore, 1956, Williams & Wilkins Co., 973 pages. Price $15.00. A third edition. Many changes in treatment have taken place since the second edition published in 1950, due, in particular, to new antibiotics. A Modern P i l g r i m ' s Progress for Diabetics. Garfield G. Duncan, M.D., Philadelphia, t956~ W. ]3. Saunders Co., 222 pages. A pocket-sized discussion of diabetes for the diabetics. Mongolism. A Symposium. Association for the Help of Retarded Children, New York, 50 pages. Price $1.00. A collection of papers by several authors covering the various aspects of problems of mongolism. Electrocardiography.
F u n d a m e n t a l s and Louis Wolff, M.D., Philadelphia, 1956, W. ]3. Saunders Co., 342 pages. Price $7.00. Clinical Application.
A second edition. Clinical Recognition and M a n a g e m e n t of Disturbances of Body Fluids. J o h n H. Bland, M.D., Philadelphia, 1956, W. ]3. Saunders Co., 522 pages. Price $11.50. A second edition.