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Beyond Wernicke's

A Lexicon of Eponyms in Psychiatry

Received May 9, 2000; revised April 25, 2001; accepted May 3, 2001. From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. Bresch, 1150 Cushing Circle, Apt. 319, St. Paul, MN 55108.

Because no one has ever composed a glossary of psychiatry's numerous eponyms, the author collected eponymous signs and syndromes for a behavioral lexicon. Eponyms are included if they recall a real person, if they have special relevance to psychiatry, and if they describe an abnormal symptom or syndrome that we consider clinically important today, even if American physicians no longer favor the eponym. The author used MEDLINE and Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary to locate candidates for the glossary. A brief definition and suggested reference accompany each entry.

Key Words: Nomenclature • Eponyms, Lexicon of • Psychiatry as Field

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