Professor Vladimir Hudolin, our psychiatrist and long-standing head of the Department of Neurology, Psychiatry, Alcohology and Other Addictions, wrote a number of valuable works in the field of psychiatry, as already noted previously in this section. He was a renowned expert and professor, having educated many physicians from our Hospital and transferring his great knowledge through his books, articles and lectures to numerous physicians from Croatia, as well as those from the neighboring countries and worldwide. Professor Hudolin was aware that, in addition to good textbooks, all those who are keen to acquire thorough and in-depth knowledge in a profession also require good dictionaries/glossaries that will enable them comprehend the multitude of complex professional terms. Thus, the first edition of his Lexicon of Psychiatric-Psychological Terms that appeared as early as 1963, was sold out in a year, which pleased Professor Hudolin very much and he started working on the second edition immediately. The second edition presented herein appeared in 1968, followed by another two editions; the fourth edition entitled Glossary of Psychiatric Terminology was published in 1991. The second edition of the Lexicon was published by Panorama, Zagreb. The Lexicon has 430 pages, illustrations and an appendix with figures illustrating various disorders. In the Foreword, Professor Hudolin explains how the fact that the first edition was sold out within a short period was one of the reasons for preparing the second edition where some amendments and novel terms have been included, paying due attention to the use of both etymological and phonetic terms. On writing the Lexicon, Professor Hudolin had great help by his wife, Professor Višnja Hudolin, who assisted him with her professional knowledge in the field of epilepsy and electroencephalography. As stated by Professor Hudolin, writing the Lexicon took more time than expected due to his commitments as head of the Department and other duties, but he insisted on preparing the second edition to resolve the issues communicated by his friends, colleagues and reviewers.
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