Influence of Carl Wernicke on Karl Leonhard's nosology.

Full Abstract

Carl Wernicke derived his theory of the pathomechanism of mental illness of his theories on aphasia. For this reason Jaspers accused him of mythologizing the brain. On the other hand, however, Jaspers does admit that Wernicke has produced one of the most important works on psychology and says that a serious study of this work is something that no researcher can do without. Now, through the influence of modern biological psychiatry, the psychiatry of Wernicke and his school is once more gaining in significance.

Author information

Author/s: Franzek, E (E);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Würzburg, Germany.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: Psychopathology (Psychopathology), published in SWITZERLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1990-; vol 23 (issue 4-6) : pp 277-81

Dates: Created 1991/05/10; Completed 1991/05/10; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 2084781, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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