‘The schizophrenic basic mood (self-disorder)’, by Hans W Gruhle (1929)
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- The schizophrenic basic mood (self-disorder)’, by Hans W Gruhle (1929)
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During the first half of the twentieth century, German psychiatry came to consider ‘Ich-Störungen’, best translated as self-disorders, to be important features of schizophrenia. The present text is a translation of a chapter by the German psychiatrist Hans Gruhle, which is extraordinarily clear and emblematic for this research line. Published in 1929, it was part of a book co-written with Josef Berze, The Psychology of Schizophrenia (concerning its subjectivity). Gruhle claims that the essential core of schizophrenia is of an affective nature, a ‘mood’ manifesting itself as self-disorder, an unstable, incomplete pre-reflective self-awareness. His impact on contemporary psychiatry was probably limited due to his confrontational style, but this text has great significance for the modern revival of phenomenological research in schizophrenia.
Original language | English |
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Journal | History of Psychiatry |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 364-375 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 0957-154X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
- Ich-Störung, Attunement, basic symptoms, mood, schizophrenia, self-disorder
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