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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Medical inquiries and observations upon the diseases of the mind.

Philadelphia: Kimber & Richardson, 1812.

The first American textbook on psychiatry, and, considering the state of that science in Rush’s time, one of the most noteworthy. It underwent four editions.

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Entry Number#4924
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/6121
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLmedical-inquiries-and-observations-upon-the-diseases-of-the-mind

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia