Freemasonry and psychiatry in Poland

The history of Freemasonry in Poland is linked with the national independence movement. Masonic organizations supported its ideas, even though they were not always compliant with Masonic ethics. Polish Freemasonry was reborn in 1920, with an important role played by three psychiatrists: Rafał Radziw...

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Published in:History of psychiatry 2012-09, Vol.23 (3), p.329-341
Main Authors: Nasierowski, Tadeusz, Britmann, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethics
Historical account
Mental disorders
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
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Summary:The history of Freemasonry in Poland is linked with the national independence movement. Masonic organizations supported its ideas, even though they were not always compliant with Masonic ethics. Polish Freemasonry was reborn in 1920, with an important role played by three psychiatrists: Rafał Radziwiłłowicz, Witold Łuniewski and Jan Mazurkiewicz, who were Grand Masters of the Grand National Lodge of Poland. Some of the ethical problems discussed at the lodge sessions were later reflected in their academic and social work. Mazurkiewicz’s work was most crucial to the development of Polish psychiatry. His presentation of the clinical picture of schizophrenia, formulated in the 1930s, was identical with the concept proposed by Andreasen and Crow in the 1980s.
ISSN:0957-154X
1740-2360
DOI:10.1177/0957154X11428539