TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The views of Wilhelm Griesinger (1817-68) on suicidality or 'self-murder'
JO  - History of psychiatry
A1  - Gnoth, Mareike
A1  - Glaesmer, Heide
A1  - Steinberg, Holger
SP  - 470
EP  - 477
VL  - 29
IS  - 4
N2  - To date, little attention has been paid to the fact that a whole section in Wilhelm Griesinger's textbook is devoted to suicidality. Griesinger perceived suicide as a distinct entity. In his opinion, only one-third of all suicides were committed by people suffering from mental disorders; heredity and brain anomalies could also be involved. Therapeutically, Griesinger recommended removing all potential means for suicide and admitting people at risk to a psychiatric hospital. Since his textbook was a standard work, his views reveal what young doctors could have learned about suicidality in German psychiatry of the second half of the nineteenth century.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-154X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154X18793591
ID  - ref1
ER  -