Psychiatrie : ein Lehrbuch für Studierende und Ärzte

摘要: Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926) was unquestionably the founder of modern psychiatry. He first to identify schizophrenia and manic-depression, he pioneered use drugs treat these other mental illnesses. also joint discoverer Alzheimer's disease (which named after his collaborator, Dr Alois Alzheimer). In this, eighth edition textbook, "Psychiatrie", established conceptual framework within which psychiatry develop for rest 20th century. provided an encyclopaedic description signs disorder, classified them according their causes, symptomatology prognosis. Kraepelin's categories live on in "Diagnostic Statistical Manual" used by present-day psychiatrists. The evolution is intimately tied publication history appeared 1883 as a modest outline then current thinking. By second 1887 edition, had put into place ground-breaking system divided psychoses two types: curable, caused external conditions, incurable, constitutional factors patient. Further editions saw new inclusions (dementia praecox fifth manic-depression sixth). 1903 seventh (now 1390 pages), applying Moebius's concept endogenous exogenous system. published from 1909 1915 four huge volumes with 2,818 pages definitive statement ideas full maturity. It includes large section social psychiatry, pioneered. But since that never English, contributions subject have largely been ignored Anglophone world. As part its major series, "Foundations Modern Psychiatry", Thoemmes Press pleased present what arguably single most significant psychiatric text century, original German.