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The psychiatric treatment of Aby Warburg: a historical case report
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20091457     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aby Warburg, one of the leading German intellectuals in the early 20 (th) century, developed a severe psychosis towards the end of WW I. Given up as incurable, he managed to recover after 6 years most of which he spent in three different mental hospitals. Although his treatment involved some of the best known psychiatrists of that time, it was later criticized as old-fashioned. As major parts of Warburg's case history have recently been published they now enable us to reconstruct and evaluate his treatment within the context of clinical concepts and methods available in the early 1920's. Apparently German-speaking psychiatry back then held no sufficient tools to adequately consider psychological factors both in the etiology and therapeutic response for Warburg's case. Instead his own scientific work played a crucial role in the "restoration of reason".
Authors:
P Theiss-Abendroth
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Case Reports; English Abstract; Historical Article; Journal Article     Date:  2010-01-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie     Volume:  78     ISSN:  1439-3522     ISO Abbreviation:  Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-21     Completed Date:  2010-04-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8103137     Medline TA:  Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  ger     Pagination:  27-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
theiss-abendroth@gmx.net
Vernacular Title:
Die psychiatrische Behandlung des Aby Warburg: eine historische Kasuistik.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Famous Persons
Germany
History, 20th Century
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Male
Psychiatry / history
Psychotic Disorders / history*,  psychology,  therapy
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Aby Warburg

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