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Bleuler

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[bloi-luhr] / ˈblɔɪ lər /

noun

  1. Eugen 1857–1939, Swiss psychiatrist and neurologist.


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Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler introduced schizophrenia, often considered the “most troubling” form of madness, as a medical classification in 1908 to replace the label “dementia praecox,” meaning the incurable madness of young people.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2022

The term “schizophrenia,” which derives from Greek words for “split mind,” was coined in 1908 by Dr. Eugen Bleuler.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021

I wanted to talk about all the terms that Eugen Bleuler used.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2019

At first, Sukhareva used ‘autistic’ in the same way Bleuler did—but as she started to see other children with this trait, she decided to try to characterize it more fully.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2018

The whole field of hysteria, and perhaps still more that of the anxiety neurosis, has come into new perspective through this pioneer work which men like Bleuler, Jung, and Stekel have developed in various directions.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo