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Bleuler

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[bloi-luhr] / ˈblɔɪ lər /

noun

  1. Eugen 1857–1939, Swiss psychiatrist and neurologist.


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Swiss psychiatrist Paul Eugen Bleuler introduced schizophrenia, often considered the “most troubling” form of madness, as a medical classification in 1908 to replace the label “dementia praecox,” meaning the incurable madness of young people.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2022

The term “schizophrenia,” which derives from Greek words for “split mind,” was coined in 1908 by Dr. Eugen Bleuler.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021

I wanted to talk about all the terms that Eugen Bleuler used.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2019

“In this malady, the associations lose their continuity,” Bleuler wrote.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 28, 2016

In fact Bleuler states categorically that "up to the present no correlation has been discovered between the symptoms of onset and the gravity of the outcome."

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various