2007/09/01 by Eric J. Engstrom, Matthias M. Weber · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Mental Health and Psychiatry #Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices #Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
paper · doi:10.1177/0957154x07080819
openalex publication_date 2007/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
This introduction surveys the literature on Kraepelin's legacy and assesses efforts on the part of neo-Kraepelinians to install him as a new, post-Freudian `father' of clinical psychiatry. It argues that in contemporary discourse Kraepelin has become a touchstone of professional loyalties and that he is put to use in the strategic organization and apportionment of disciplinary resources, power and knowledge.