William Alwyn Lishman Explained

William Alwyn Lishman (16 May 1931 – 24 January 2021)^[1] was a British psychiatrist and neurologist most famous for writing Lishman's Organic Psychiatry, a neuropsychiatry textbook and standard reference for over thirty years in its field.^[2] Publishing company Blackwell had sought out Lishman to write the textbook, though he was reluctant until one day he wanted to buy a grand piano, which he did with an advance on the book.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alwyn Lishman obituary. The Guardian. 9 February 2021. 10 February 2021.
2. 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.073742. Lishman's Organic Psychiatry: A Textbook of Neuropsychiatry Edited by Antony David, Simon Fleminger, Michael Kopelman, Simon Lovestone & John Mellers. Wiley-Blackwell. 2009. £120 (Hb). 948pp. : 9781405118606. 2010. Mitchell. Alex J.. British Journal of Psychiatry. 197. 2. 160–161. free.
3. 10.1192/pb.bp.113.044305. Interview with Professor William Alwyn Lishman. 2013. Poole. Norman A.. The Psychiatrist. 37. 10. 343–344. free.