‘Introduction’ to ‘Episodic Psychoses’, by Erik Strömgren (1940)

dc.contributor.authorSchioldann, J.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis anniversary Classic Text, the 'Introduction' from Strömgren's 'Episodic Psychoses', provides a comprehensive, concise and erudite exposition of the history, nosography and nosology of these conditions. Strömgren traces the origin of this term and concepts back to Magnan's degeneration psychoses and associated 'syndromes épisodiques'. Especially inspired by 'the psychogenic psychosis' (1916), the seminal work by his mentor, August Wimmer, he convincingly shows that the episodic psychoses constitute an intermediate link between the degeneration psychoses, now an obsolete term, and the psychogenic psychoses, reactive psychoses and brief reactive psychoses, which in their own right have been a bone of contention in international psychiatry for many decades and an obstacle in achieving consensus in international psychiatric classification.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJohan Schioldann
dc.identifier.citationHistory of Psychiatry, 2014; 25(4):492-508
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0957154X14546296
dc.identifier.issn0957-154X
dc.identifier.issn1740-2360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/105480
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2014
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0957154x14546296
dc.subjectBrief reactive psychoses, degeneration psychoses, episodic psychoses, Magnan, nosography, nosology, psychiatric classification, psychogenic psychoses, reactive psychoses, Strömgren, Wimmer
dc.title‘Introduction’ to ‘Episodic Psychoses’, by Erik Strömgren (1940)
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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