Gilbert Van Tassel Hamilton (1877–1943) was an American physician and writer. He was the author of ''Introduction to Objective Psychopathology'', one of the leading early manuals on

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, and of ''A Research in Marriage'', a pioneering report on sexual activity that was one of the references used by

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in writing ''Psychology of Sex''. He was also a

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. Born in

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, in 1877, Hamilton was the son of an Ohio merchant. He received his university education at

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, graduating with the AB in 1898. After completing his degree, he enrolled at

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, where he studied the treatment of nervous and mental disorders.

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Gilbert Van Tassel Hamilton and ''Introduction to Objective Psychopathology''
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