What Was Wrong with Anna O?

The case of Fräulein Anna O (Bertha Pappenheim) was the first detailed by Breuer and Freud in 'Studien über Hysteria' (1895). The case history is examined and an organic causation postulated. The fallacies of psychogenesis and of hysteria as a disease are mentioned. Breuer's claim of...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1982-02, Vol.75 (2), p.129-131
Main Author: Hurst, Lindsay C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Hysteria - diagnosis
Psychoanalysis - history
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - diagnosis
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Summary:The case of Fräulein Anna O (Bertha Pappenheim) was the first detailed by Breuer and Freud in 'Studien über Hysteria' (1895). The case history is examined and an organic causation postulated. The fallacies of psychogenesis and of hysteria as a disease are mentioned. Breuer's claim of cure by the cathartic method appears unfounded.
ISSN:0141-0768
1758-1095
DOI:10.1177/014107688207500213