 It is worth noting that the appearance of the fourth edition of General Psychopathology was enabled despite the publication ban to which Jaspers was subject since 1938 for his outspoken and uncompromising resistance to the Nazis regime and his persistent loyalty to his Jewish wife. Probably the same title from 1913 and the scientific character, which covered the fact of incorporation of the of considerable sections which where imprinted with his philosophical thinking, were helpful in this regard. Despite ceasing practicing psychiatry, Jaspers retain his interest in psychopathology and was fully aware of the developments in the field, in particular regarding the neurological and somatic aspects of mental illness. However, after the fourth edition appeared, five more were printed in the same format as the fourth, the latest appearing in 1973. An English translation exists for the seventh edition only and was published in 1963 by J. Hoenig and Miriam Hamilton. For various reasons—starting from not considering the ‘real causes’ of mental illness, continuing with its loaded style of writing and argumentation, its severe (though inconsistent) criticism of psychoanalysis, which at that time was regarded as indispensable in any consideration of psychopathology, and other reasons—the reception of General Psychopathology in the English-speaking countries was far from enthusiastic, except for the most respectful, and was sometimes even hostile.