A Methodological, Psychiatric and Statistical Study of a Large Swedish Rural Population

It is unfortunate that the prose is so uneven. Some sentences are clumsily constructed, causing attention to turn from the subject under discussion to matters of English usage and style. Occasionally there is a slightly overgenerous use of commas making the mind and eye stumble and halt at times. Perhaps the revision entailed in a second edition will include some comma culling. Although most statements are backed by ample bibliography, occasional facts are not, and this prevents the work from being used as a complete reference text. Thus in some instances one will find it necessary to dig his own way through the literature. However, there is no implication in this criticism that the authenticity of the data is in doubt, for both Dr. Blank and Dr. Rake know their subject well.