Julia Thormann1, Hubertus Himmerich, Holger Steinberg.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In 1949 East German psychiatrist Rudolf Lemke presented his concept of a vegetative, i. e., anxious depression due to a vegetative dysfunction, in which the mental symptoms are dominated and oppressed by somatic complaints.
METHODS: The strengths and weaknesses of Lemke's concept will be analysed with particular reference to earlier, similar theories, such as those by Cimbal, Hempel, and Rosenfeld. RESULTS/
CONCLUSIONS: The fact that, due to the dominance of physical symptoms, many patients suffering from this disease consult a general practitioner even today proves that Lemke dealt with a problem most significant both for psychiatry and general medicine. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
OBJECTIVE: In 1949 East German psychiatrist Rudolf Lemke presented his concept of a vegetative, i. e., anxious depression due to a vegetative dysfunction, in which the mental symptoms are dominated and oppressed by somatic complaints.
METHODS: The strengths and weaknesses of Lemke's concept will be analysed with particular reference to earlier, similar theories, such as those by Cimbal, Hempel, and Rosenfeld. RESULTS/
CONCLUSIONS: The fact that, due to the dominance of physical symptoms, many patients suffering from this disease consult a general practitioner even today proves that Lemke dealt with a problem most significant both for psychiatry and general medicine. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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Year: 2011
PMID： 21249624 DOI： 10.1055/s-0030-1248614
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Prax ISSN： 0303-4259