PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN GENERAL PRACTICE
Authors: J BAUER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Article1 July 1953PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IN GENERAL PRACTICEJULIUS BAUER, M.D., F.A.C.P.JULIUS BAUER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-1-81 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAt the beginning of this century psychiatry was static. Its chief problem was classification of mental disorders from the viewpoint of clinical manifestations, course and prognosis of the disease, and anatomic changes of the brain. Not all cases fitted into the constructed pigeon-holes. This is of course true for any system of human diseases at large. Kraepelin's system is not outdated, as many believe; it still offers the best protection of both the sick individual and society. The potential danger threatening society, and inherent in such disease entities as paranoia, schizophrenia, psychomotor epilepsy, or many varieties of psychopathic personalities, can...Bibliography1. Galdston J: Psychiatry without Freud, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 66: 69 (July) 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. PurtellRobinsCohen JJEME: Observations on clinical aspects of hysteria. A quantitative study of 50 hysteria patients and 156 control subjects, J. A. M. A. 146: 902 (July 7) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Kraines SH: The therapy of the neuroses and psychoses, 3rd Ed., 1948, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4. Bauer J(a) : Differential diagnosis of internal diseases, 1950, Grune & Stratton, Inc., New York. (b) Bauer, J.: Who are prospective neurotics? California Med. 72: 204-207 (April) 1950. Google Scholar5. AlexanderFrenchBacon FTMCL: Psychoanalytic therapy, 1946, Ronald Press Co., New York. Google Scholar6. Williams VP: Medical progress. Psychiatry, New England J. Med. 241: 271 (Aug. 18) 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Horney K(a) : New ways in psychoanalysis, 1939, W. W. Norton & Co., New York. (b) Oberndorf, C. P.: Unsatisfactory results of psychoanalytic therapy, Psychoanalyt. Quart. 19: 393 (July) 1950. (c) Haldane, F. P.: Some limitations of psychiatry, Lancet 1: 793 (April 29) 1950. Google Scholar8. Smith LF: Non-directive psychotherapy, California Med. 73: 432 (Nov.) 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Riley CM: Familial autonomic dysfunction, J. A. M. A. 149: 1533 (Aug. 23) 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Illingworth CF: Peptic ulcer, Brit. M. J. 2: 206 (July 26) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. KahnFreyhan EFA: Peptic ulcer—facts and assumptions, Am. J. Psychiat. 107: 866 (May) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Strauss EB: Reason and unreason in psychological medicine, Lancet 2: 1, 49, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Presented at the Staff Meeting of the Veterans Administration Hospital, Long Beach, California, November 13, 1952. Received for publication December 13, 1952.From the College of Medical Evangelists, Los Angeles, Calif. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPsyche und HautAbdominal PainNew approaches to psychotherapy techniques 1 July 1953Volume 39, Issue 1Page: 81-91KeywordsBrainBrain diseasesEpilepsyPersonalityPrimary careSchizophreniaSystemic diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...