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Eugen Bleuler 150: Bleuler's reception of Freud

2007; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 18; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0957154x07077556

1740-2360

Thomas G. Dalzell,

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

On the 150th anniversary of Eugen Bleuler's birth, this article examines his reception of Sigmund Freud and his use of Freudian theory to understand the symptoms of schizophrenia. In addition, in contrast to earlier interpretations of Bleuler's relationship with Freud in terms of an eventual personal and theoretical incompatibility, the article demonstrates that, although Bleuler did distance himself from the psychoanalytic movement, he remained consistent in his views on Freud's theories.