Psychiatric research and 'euthanasia'. The case of the psychiatric department at the University of Heidelberg, 1941-1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19444875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Volker Roelcke (0000-0002-7841-4954, University of Bonn), Gerrit Hohendorf, Maike Rotzoll |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 517-532 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-154X • E-ISSN: 1740-2360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0957154x9400502004 |
| PMID | 11639460 |
| OpenAlex | W2115887142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
The history of German psychiatry is characterized not only by the influential traditions of Kraepelin and Jaspers, but also by the “euthanasia” program that involved the killing of more than 100,000 psychiatric ill and mentally handicapped people as a consequence of the social and health policy of the National Socialists. Since the early 1980s, much work has been done on both the ideological background and the actual practice of the “euthanasia” program (Burleigh, 1994; Friedlander, 1995; Proctor, 1988; Schmuhl, 1987; Weindling, 1989; Weingart, Kroll, & Bayertz, 1988). As early as during the planning stages of the systematic killings, some of the psychiatrists involved realized that these could provide the opportunity for a new kind of research without ethical restrictions. Professor Carl Schneider, who held the Chair of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Heildelberg from
German · Ideology · Mental health · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Social psychiatry · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Law · Medical History and Research · Psychoanalysis and Social Critique · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2019 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |