Ueber den Wahnsinn der Schwangeren (pp.28-47).

Ideler, Karl Wilhelm

Publication Date: 1857

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Charité Annalen, 7/1. - Berlin, Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, 1856, 8°, 171, (1) pp., 1 Bl., 3 lith. Taf., Pappand. First Edition! "The word tocophobia comes from the Greek tokos, meaning parturition. Early authors like Ideler wrote about this fear, and , in 1937, Binder drew attention to a group of women who sought sterilization because of tocophobia. In the last 40 years there have been a series of papers published mainly from Scandinavia. Tocophobia can be primary (before the first child is born) or secondary (typically after extremely traumatic deliveries). Elective Caesarean section is one solution, but psychotherapy can also help these women to give birth vaginally." Psychiatric disorders of childbirth. Psychology wiki Karl Wilhelm Ideler (1795-1860) was a German psychiatrist, he was one of the more prominent figures in regards to German psychiatric thought during the first half of the 19th century. This era is often described as the German "romantic" school of psychiatry. In his numerous publications, Ideler theorized on issues such as mind-body correlations, religious mania and religious confusion. Ideler introduced complex theories on the relationship between illnesses of the mind and the state of the physical body. During his time period, conditions at the Charité for mentally ill patients were often considered barbaric and inhumane. Ideler, not averse to punitive measures, made little effort to change these conditions. Later on, Wilhelm Griesinger (1817-1868) would advocate significant changes towards humane and dignified treatment of the mentally ill at the Charité. Although Ideler is often portrayed as a product of an unenlightened era in psychiatric thought, he had several ideas that are consistent with modern psychoanalysis. He stressed the importance of the emotional life, and believed that unfulfilled passions could be a source of mental disturbance. He considered passion to be a form of mental disturbance, and that the physician needed to analyze the passion that provoked the mental imbalance. - cf. wiki. Seller Inventory # 64689

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Title: Ueber den Wahnsinn der Schwangeren (pp.28-47...

Publication Date: 1857

Edition: 1st Edition