Kraepelin's Psychiatrie: Ein Lehrbuch (Foundations of Psychiatry and Neuroscience) (5 Volume Set)

Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926) is frequently considered the founder of modern psychiatry, having established the conceptual framework within which the field was to develop for the rest of the twentieth century. He also provided an encyclopedic description of the signs of mental disorder and classified them according to their causes, symptoms, and prognosis. These volumes represent the definitive statement of his ideas in their full maturity.