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Jerome M. Schneck, MD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1972;27(1):48-51.

Abstract
Herman Melville's classic tale, Bartleby The Scrivener, was published several years before the important psychiatric contribution by Karl Kahlbaum on catatonia. The excellent description of this condition in Melville's main character is noteworthy, and an attempt to fathom its origins is made through reference to biographical material on Melville which reveals his psychological problems.

Author Affiliations
New York

From St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 11, 1972.

Reprint requests to 26 W Ninth St, New York 10011 (Dr. Schneck).

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