Category Archives: Psychiatry
CARL GUSTAV JUNG
(1875-1961)
from Letters- July 10, 1946
- July 25, 1946
- Oct. 13, 1951
- Nov. 10, 1955
Carl Gustav Jung, born Karl Gustav II Jung, is regarded as the founder of analytical psychology. He was born in Kesswil, Switzerland, the son of a poor Protestant clergyman and philologist who taught him Latin at an early age. … Continue reading
ALFRED ADLER
(1870-1937)
from Suicide
Born near Vienna to a grain merchant, Adler’s experiences with rickets and a near fatal case of pneumonia as a child made him interested in a medical career. He received his M.D. from the University of Vienna in 1895 … Continue reading
Filed under Adler, Alfred, Europe, Psychiatry, Selections, The Modern Era
SIGMUND FREUD
(1856-1939)
from Psychopathology of Everyday Life
from Contributions to a Discussion on Suicide
from Mourning and Melancholia
from The Psychogenesis of a Case of Homosexuality in a Woman
from The Economic Problem of Masochism
Freud was born in Freiberg in Mähren, in what is now Czechoslovakia. His intellectual gifts were apparent early on, and at 17, he entered the University of Vienna to study medicine. He published his first academic paper at 20 … Continue reading
Filed under Freud, Sigmund, Psychiatry, Selections, The Modern Era
FORBES WINSLOW
(1810-1874)
from The Anatomy of Suicide: Can Suicide be Prevented by Legislative Enactments?
The ninth son in a family that had lost its American property in the War of Independence and returned to England, the physician Forbes Winslow was born in Pentonville, London. He was educated at University College, London and the … Continue reading
Filed under Europe, Psychiatry, Selections, The Modern Era, Winslow, Forbes
JEAN-ÉTIENNE-DOMINIQUE ESQUIROL
(1772-1840)
from Mental Maladies: A Treatise on Insanity
Jean-Étienne Esquirol is considered the most renowned French psychiatrist of the 19th century. He was born in Toulouse to a destitute but influential family. After traveling to Paris for a career in medicine, Esquirol formed a close bond with … Continue reading