Eugen Bleuler 1857-1939, Polyphrenie und Schizophrenie

The Swiss, Zurich-born Eugen Bleuler was one of the founding fathers of modern psychiatry. As professor at the University of Zurich and director of the world-renowned Burghölzli Psychiatric University Hospital, he not only introduced the concept of schizophrenia for a group of psychic disorders previously termed "dementia praecox" by Emil Kraepelin, but also adapted Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theories to clinical practice.
 
In this monograph, Eugen Bleuler’s concepts, work and legacy —which have not lost their relevance and utility after nearly a century— are summarized, documented and commented on by Dr. Christian Scharfetter, Professor emeritus of psychiatry, who practiced for over 30 years as a clinician, teacher and researcher at Burghölzli. Dr. Scharfetter’s monograph goes far beyond a mere historical view to point out the significant implications of Bleuler’s syndrome-oriented psychopathology for current psychiatric and molecular-genetic research.

vdf Hochschulverlag, Zurich 2005 (528 pages; CHF 68.-) (ISBN 978-3-7281-3037-2)