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Strindberg's illness1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

E. W. Anderson
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Manchester

Synopsis

The nature of the episodes of severe mental disorder which Strindberg suffered after the age of 45 has led to considerable discussion, much of which must remain inconclusive until all the relevant documents, some still awaiting publication, can be assessed. On the basis of present evidence, the diagnosis of an affective, schizophrenic, or toxic state is considered, and the views of earlier psychiatrists are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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