A catástrofe de Kraepelin

Câmara, Fernando Portela

doi:10.1590/1415-47142007002009

Resumos

A psiquiatria moderna nasce de uma descontinuidade histórica que a leva a uma mudança súbita radical, tendo Kraepelin como o agente dessa transformação. Os fatos analisados mostram que essa mudança manifestou-se como um típico salto qualitativo, sendo analisados sob o método interpretativo da Teoria da Catástrofe.

Kraepelin; psiquiatria moderna; teoria da catástrofe

La psiquiatría moderna nace de una discontinuidad histórica que dio lugar a un cambio repentino y radical, siendo Kraepelin el agente de este proceso. Los hechos analizados muestran un salto cualitativo evidente producido por las investigaciones de Kraepelin.

Kraepelin; psiquiatría moderna; teoría de la catástrofe

La psychiatrie moderne naît d’une discontinuité historique dont la conséquence est un changement soudain et radical, Kraepelin étant l’agent de ce processus. Les faits analysés par la méthode interprétative de la Théorie de la Catastrophe dans cet article montre que ce changement se manifeste en tant que saut qualitatif.

Kraepelin; psychiatrie moderne; théorie de la catastrophe

Modern psychiatry was born as the result of a historical discontinuity that led to a sudden radical change, with Kraepelin as the main agent of this process of change. A careful study of the facts show how these changes are expressed as a typical qualitative leap, as analysed under the interpretative method of the catastrophe theory.

Kraepelin; modern psychiatry; catastrophe theory

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Referências

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Datas de Publicação

Publicação nesta coleção
Apr-Jun 2007

Histórico

Recebido
Dez 2006
Aceito
Abr 2007

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[2] EYSENCK, H. J.; ARNOLD, W. e MEILI, R. Encyclopedia of Psychology Londres: Seach Press, 1972.

[3] KHUN, T. A estrutura das revoluções científicas São Paulo: Perspectiva, 1998.

[4] KRAEPELIN, E. Manic-depression insanity and paranoia Edinburg: Livingstone, 1919.

[5] KRAEPELIN, E. Memoirs Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1987.

[6] NOLL, R. Historical Review: Autointoxication and focal infection theories of dementia praecox. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, n. 5, p. 66-72, 2004a.

[7] NOLL, R. Dementia Praecox Studies [letter to the editor and historical note]. Schizophrenia Research, n. 68, p. 103-4, 2004b.

[8] SAUNDERS, P. T. An Introduction to Catastrophe Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980.

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[10] THOM, R. Structural Stability and Morphogenesis: An Outline of a General Theory of Models. Massachusetts: Benjamin Publishing Co., Reading, 1972.

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[13] ZEEMAN, E. C. Catastrophe Theory-Selected Papers 1972-1977 Reading, MA: AddisonWesley, 1977.

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