Allopsychoses
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines allopsychoses, a term coined by Carl Wernicke, as mental illnesses characterized by disturbances in the comprehension or secondary identification of perceptions of the external world, rather than one's own body or personality.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ALLOPSYCHOSES, according to Wernicke, are mental illnesses based on disorders of the comprehension (secondary identification) of perceptions of the external world (and not of one's own body or one's own personality).
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“Allopsychoses.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/allopsychoses/