Conceptual and Methodological Problems in Psychoanalysis

care and evacuation. In addition, all of the chapters include material on the handling of mass casualties. This is a most useful and authoritative little book, which brings together current concepts in the care of the many forms of trauma seen in war time. To have access to such a handbook would be of great value to a physician faced with the problems of care of the wounded. It should be required reading for new medical officers. Even the experienced surgeon would find the book of value as a reference source for information on uncommon types of injury. Although the orientation is primarily military, the physician in civilian life would profit from the availability of such a large amount of authoritative information in such a compact form. The material is well presented, neatly organized, and carefully indexed. The authors, whoever they may be, are to be commended for taking on a difficult task and producing such an excellent book.