Bleuler

BLEULER, Eugen (Eugen Bleuler), known psychiatrist, born in 1857. Graduated from the University of Zurich in 1881; furthered his studies under Charcot, Magnan; worked as an assistant to Gudden. For more than 10 years (from 1886) he was director of the Zurich asylum of a hospital type, while simultaneously working with August Forel. In 1898*, after Forel's departure from Burghölzli, B. took his place, continuing his activity as a scientist, teacher, and psychiatrist-physician. Bleuler is the author of a number of fundamental works that created a special direction in psychiatry: this includes the doctrine of schizophrenia, a special understanding of psychology, and many other things. - Bleuler's ergasia - see Ergasia.

Works by B.: "Der geborene Verbrecher", 1896; "Affektivitat, Suggestibilitat, Paranoia", 1906; "Dementia praecox, oder Gruppe der Schizophrenien", 1911; "Naturgeschichte der Seele und ihres Bewusstwerdens", 1921, and many others. See "Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Neurologie u. Psychologie", 1923.