[Psychology of the physically handicapped patient--an outline of development in Germany]

The present article is directed at giving a broad account of the emergence and subsequent differentiation of a specific "psychology of the physically disabled" in Germany, based on articles by selected authors, that appeared in "Zeitschrift für Krüppelfürsorge" (1909-1943) and "Jahrbücher der Fürsorge für Körperbehinderte" (1951-1962). With the cripple care sector just beginning to organize itself around the turn of the century, a historical-chronologically oriented overview is given of those psychological currents that have made decisive contributions toward shaping today's understanding of rehabilitation. Essential positions are brought out, with core ideas presented by original quotations. It turns out in this process that many of our contemporary ideas, which are deemed so modern and novel, have in fact originated already in the first half of the century.