Historical forerunners of neuropsychiatry: The psychiatric works of Albert W. Adamkiewicz (1850-1921)

Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850-1821) was a Polish neurologist and researcher who is best known for his description of the so-called Adamkiewicz-artery. In contrast to his achievements in neurology, his research in psychiatry from his time in Vienna (1891-1921) is commonly overlooked. We examined...

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Published in:Journal of the history of the neurosciences 2022-10, Vol.31 (4), p.592-600
Main Authors: Tietze, Fabian-Alexander, Orzechowski, Marcin, Wigand, Moritz E., Steger, Florian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adamkiewicz
history of psychiatry
neuropsychiatry
psychotic disorder
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Summary:Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850-1821) was a Polish neurologist and researcher who is best known for his description of the so-called Adamkiewicz-artery. In contrast to his achievements in neurology, his research in psychiatry from his time in Vienna (1891-1921) is commonly overlooked. We examined all titles of his publications from 1891 to 1921 and provided a close reading of those works that were related to his research on the neural basis of mental phenomena and disorders. We demonstrate that, in later stages of his scientific career, Adamkiewicz critically engaged with contemporary positions in psychiatry and the psychogenic explanation of mental disorders. He developed a theory based on his neurological research, correlating central theorems of late-nineteenth-century psychiatry to neural networks in the human cortex. These achievements make him a historical forerunner of neuropsychiatric concepts of mental phenomena and disorders.
ISSN:0964-704X
1744-5213
DOI:10.1080/0964704X.2022.2097012