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Eugen Bleuler

Eugen Bleuler
Eugen Bleuler around 1900
Born
Paul Eugen Bleuler

30 April 1857 (1857-04-30)
Zollikon, Switzerland
Died15 July 1939(1939-07-15) (aged 82)
Zollikon, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Zürich
Known forCoining the terms schizophrenia, schizoid, autism
SpouseHedwig Bleuler-Waser
Children5
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry
InstitutionsRheinau-Zürich clinic
Burghölzli clinic
University of Zürich
Doctoral advisorsJean-Martin Charcot
Bernhard von Gudden
Doctoral studentsManfred Bleuler
Carl Jung
Other notable studentsMedard Boss

Paul Eugen Bleuler (/ˈblɔɪlər/ BLOY-lər,[1] Swiss Standard German: [ˈɔʏɡeːn ˈblɔʏlər, ˈɔʏɡn̩ -]; 30 April 1857 – 15 July 1939)[2] was a Swiss psychiatrist and humanist[3][4] most notable for his contributions to the understanding of mental illness. He coined several psychiatric terms including "schizophrenia",[5][6] "schizoid",[7] "autism",[8] depth psychology and what Sigmund Freud called "Bleuler's happily chosen term ambivalence".[9]

  1. ^ "Bleuler". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  2. ^ Eugen Bleuler at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Joseph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Textbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Berrios, G E (2011). "Eugen Bleuler's Place in the History of Psychiatry". Schizophrenia Bulletin. 37 (6): 1095–1098. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbr132. PMC 3196935. PMID 21914646.
  6. ^ Yuhas, Daisy (March 2013). "Throughout History, Defining Schizophrenia Has remained a Challenge". Scientific American Mind (March 2013). Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  7. ^ Details recorded in: Akhtar, Salman (1987). "Schizoid Personality Disorder: A Synthesis of Developmental, Dynamic, and Descriptive Features". American Journal of Psychotherapy. 41 (4): 499–518. doi:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.4.499. PMID 3324773.
  8. ^ Peter Gay, Freud: A Life for Our Time (1989) p. 198
  9. ^ Sigmund Freud, Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, p. 65.

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