The University Department of Psychiatry in Munich : From Kraepelin and His Predecessors to Molecular Psychiatry

The building history of the Munich clinic substantiates the developments in psychiatry during the past 100 years; but sole illustration of the constructional aspects would be dull and impersonal. The development of a clinic could be understood as a life story, in which not only the building and organisation structure itself, but also the patientes treated in the clinic and the people working there should be taken into consideration: Doctors from the Munich clinic have always enhanced the development of clinical psychiatry and psychiatric science decisiveley. As such, the names of Emil Kraepelin and Alois Alzheimer are known to all psychiatrists all over the world nowadays - even to those, who do not realize that the scientific work of these names are closely linked to the Munich clinic. Front Matter....Pages I-XI Early Psychiatric Institutions in Munich....Pages 1-6 Psychiatric Care in Bavaria in the 19 th Century....Pages 7-14 The Chair for Psychiatry at the Medical Faculty of the University of Munich....Pages 15-20 Bernhard von Gudden, Doctor and Founder of Modern Neuromorphology....Pages 21-38 Planning and Construction of the Royel Psychiatric University Hospital in the Nussbaumstrasse....Pages 39-51 The Opening of the Psychiatric Hospital in 1904 by Emil Kraepelin....Pages 53-70 The Munich Hospital Managed by Emil Kraepelin....Pages 71-100 The Idea and Planning of the German Psychiztric Research Inatitute....Pages 101-110 Oswald Bumke and his Munich Workgroup....Pages 111-133 The Post War Period and Beginning of the Hospital’s Reconstruction under Georg Stertz....Pages 135-144 Kurt Kolle and Plans for a New Hospital Building in Grosshadern....Pages 145-153 Division of the » Hospital for Nervous Diseases« into a Psychiatric Hospital in the Inner City and a Neurological Hospital in Grosshadern....Pages 155-159 The Psychiatric Hospital 1971–1994....Pages 161-193 The Re-Opening of the Historical Old Building....Pages 195-201 The Psychiatric Hospital since 1994....Pages 203-242 Scientific publications since 2000....Pages 243-273 Back Matter....Pages 275-280 Early Psychiatric Institutions In Munich -- Psychiatric Care In Bavaria In The 19th Century -- Chair For Psychiatry At The Medical Faculty Of The University Of Munich -- Bernhard Von Gudden, Doctor And Founder Of Modern Neuromorphology -- Planning And Construction Of The Royal Psychiatric University Hospital In The Nussbaumstrasse -- Opening Of The Psychiatric Hospital In 1904 By Emil Kraepelin -- Munich Hospital Managed By Emil Kraepelin -- Idea And Planning Of The German Psychiatric Research Institute -- Oswald Bumke And His Munich Workgroup -- Post-war Period And Beginning Of The Hospital's Reconstruction Under Georg Stertz -- Kurt Kolle And Plans For A New Hospital Building In Grosshadern -- Division Of The Hospital For Nervous Diseases Into A Psychiatric Hospital In The Inner City And A Neurological Hospital In Grosshadern -- Psychiatric Hospital 1971-1994 -- The Re-opening Of The Historical Old Buillding -- Psychiatric Hospital Since 1994 -- Scientific Publications Since 2000. Hanns Hippius ... [et Al.]. Translation Of: Psychiatrische Klinik Der Universität München 1904-2004. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book first appeared in Germany in 2004. In response to the great amount of interest in the book expressed by colleagues from all over the world, we subsequently decided to produce this English version. We have also taken this opportunity to update the information on the Department of Psychiatry since 1994 to include further developments up to the present day (see Chapter 15). One can look at a hospital from all kinds of different perspectives. For psychiatrists with the daily medical task of dealing with the life histories of their patients, it is understandable that they are interested in the development of their hospital from a historical perspective. To do this for the University Department of Psychiatry of Munich an introduction can be made by reminding the reader of a date: just over 100 years ago, on November 7, 1904, the newly constructed »Royal Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Munich« was inaugurated with a ceremonial act and handed over to the public. Emil Kraepelin gave a ceremonial speech on the occasion. "The first Munich mental hospital opened in 1859, and the position of Professor of Psychiatry was established in 1864. Both these events improved the psychiatric care in Munich and became the prerequisite for the further development of psychiatry. They are closely tied to the names August von Solbrig and Bernhard von Gudden. The newly built "Royal Psychiatric Hospital in Munich," housing the department of psychiatry of the Ludwig-Maximillian University, opened its doors on 7th November 1904. Emil Kraeplin, Alois Alzheimer, Oswald Bumke and many other internationally renowned psychiatrists and neurologists have since worked at the Munich hospital. This historical overview reflects the development of patient care, research and teaching in psychiatry over the past two hundred years."--Jacket The building history of the Munich clinic substantiates the various developments in psychiatry. The development of a clinic could be understood as a life story, in which not only the building and organisation structure itself, but also the patients treated in the clinic and the people working there should be taken into consideration