Gurevich, M. O., Sereisky, M. Ya. Textbook of Psychiatry (Uchebnik psikhiatrii), 1940. In Russian.

Гуревич М. О., Серейский М. Я. Учебник психиатрии. / Значительно переработанное четвертое издание. Художник К. Мосляной.
Москва — Ленинград : Государственное издательство медицинской литературы (Медгиз), 1940.
315 с. : ил. Твердый издательский переплет, увеличенный формат. Тираж 5 000 экз.
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Gurevich, M. O.; Sereisky, M. Ya. Textbook of Psychiatry (Uchebnik psikhiatrii). / Significantly revised fourth edition. Illustrator: K. Moslyanoy.
Moscow — Leningrad : State Publishing House of Medical Literature (Medgiz), 1940.
315 pp. : ill. Hardcover, enlarged format. Print run: 5,000 copies. In Russian.

This 1940 edition of the Textbook of Psychiatry is a landmark publication in Soviet medical history, representing the state of psychiatric science just before the Soviet Union’s entry into World War II. Co-authored by two titans of the field—Mikhail Gurevich, a pioneer of child neuropsychiatry and brain localization, and Mark Sereisky, a leading expert in psychopharmacology and active biological therapies—this "significantly revised fourth edition" served as the standard curriculum for medical students and practicing physicians.
The textbook reflects the distinctive "biologized" direction of Soviet psychiatry in the 1930s. It provides detailed sections on the classification of mental illnesses, the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, and the then-revolutionary active treatment methods, such as insulin shock therapy and cardiazol (metrazol) convulsive therapy. The authors emphasized the pathopsychological and neurological foundations of disorders, seeking to distance Soviet practice from Western psychoanalysis.
The volume is noted for its clinical rigor, featuring numerous case studies and illustrations of patient physiognomy and brain pathology. The aesthetic design by K. Moslyanoy and the durable, enlarged hardcover format reflect the high status of medical education in the USSR. Unlike mass-market pedagogical books, this edition had a limited run of only 5,000 copies, making it a specialized tool for the medical elite.
For historians of medicine, psychiatrists, and collectors of scientific rare books, this pre-war Medgiz edition is a critical artifact. it captures the evolving understanding of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and neuroses at a time when psychiatry was transitioning from asylum-based observation to active clinical intervention.