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[Emil Kraepelin and psychiatric science in Rio de Janeiro, 1903-1933]
Cristiana Facchinetti1, Pedro Felipe Neves de Muñoz
1Programa de Pós-graduação em História das Ciências e da Saúde, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, 21040-900, cfac@coc.fiocruz.br.
Historia, Ciencias, Saude--Manguinhos
|April 6, 2013
Summary
German psychiatric science, particularly Emil Kraepelin
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Medical History
Context:
- Early 20th-century Brazil
- National Hospital for the Insane
- Federal District (Rio de Janeiro)
Purpose:
- Examine the adoption of Emil Kraepelin's theories in Brazil
- Analyze the influence of German psychiatry on Brazilian medical practices
Summary:
- Juliano Moreira and his associates adopted Kraepelin's work between 1903-1933
- Adoption considered medical-mental repertoire, political context, and scientific controversies
- Analyzed based on Brazil-German psychiatry relations
Impact:
- Shed light on the historical integration of international psychiatric frameworks
- Illustrates the dynamics of scientific knowledge transfer and adaptation
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