Article ID: CBB497787903

Epistemologische Neupositionierungen. Alexander Mitscherlich zwischen „naturwissenschaftlicher Methodik“, Psychoanalyse und Psychosomatischer Medizin (2021)

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This paper examines the shifts in Alexander Mitscherlich’s epistemological position in the 1940s, 50s and 60s via his plea for psychosomatic medicine. These shifts illustrate the post-war controversy among psychiatrists, physicians, and psychotherapists about what constitutes valid and practically relevant knowledge. The subjectivity of patients is key to Mitscherlich’s concept of disease. This informs his continuous criticism of the use of statistical methods to validate individual diagnoses and hypotheses. This paper shows that Mitscherlich’s criticism of a science-based medical methodology is highly adaptable, even though, in spite of many theoretical changes and adaptations, the main thrust of his approach remains consistent.

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Authors & Contributors
Roelcke, Volker
Hofer, Hans-Georg
Aragona, Massimiliano
Daker, Mauricio V.
Hyrkäs, Eve-Riina
Arnaudo, Elisa
Concepts
Psychiatry
Psychology
Philosophy of medicine
Epistemology
Psychosomatic medicine
Mental disorders and diseases
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Modern
Places
Italy
Germany
England
Switzerland
Finland
Europe
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