The importance of Karl Leonhard's classification of endogenous psychoses.

Full Abstract

In this paper the author highlights the importance that the classificatory work carried out by Leonhard has had for recent international developments in the classification of mental disorders. In particular, the diagnostic relevance of a distinction between bipolar and unipolar affective disorders and the separation of the cycloid psychotic disorders from other major psychoses is underscored.

Author information

Author/s: Perris, C (C);

Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Umeå University, Sweden.

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 282-90

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

PMID: 2084782, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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