Andreas Spengler
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Andreas Spengler is a German psychiatrist
and researcher who conducted through 1974 and 1975 a well-known sociological study on sadomasochism in men at the Institute for Sexual Research in the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg
, Germany
.
From 1988 to 2008 he served as medical director at the Lower Saxony State Hospital Wunstorf, today Klinikum Region Hannover Wunstorf. He is a full member of the International Academy of Sex Research
and a member of other professional societies, and has published about psychiatric emergencies, involuntary commitment, forensic psychiatry, and mental health service. He is a qualified medical specialist in neurology
, psychotherapy
and forensic psychiatry
. Since 2008 he has served as chairman of the Lower Saxony Committee on matters of mental health care.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
and researcher who conducted through 1974 and 1975 a well-known sociological study on sadomasochism in men at the Institute for Sexual Research in the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
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Biography
For his PhD at the Institute for Sexual Research at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg in 1976 he laid the first empirical survey of international sadomasochists and their subculture. Years later his studies were published in book form which to date have been translated into several language. One of the most important aspects of this study consisted in its being the first to approach in an empirical way and with modern sociological techniques the subject of sadomasochism, and oppose their results to the assumptions and conclusions of the only previous study done by Krafft-Ebing. In Hamburg he later became involved in social-psychiatric reform projects and the development of psychiatric emergency service.From 1988 to 2008 he served as medical director at the Lower Saxony State Hospital Wunstorf, today Klinikum Region Hannover Wunstorf. He is a full member of the International Academy of Sex Research
International Academy of Sex Research
The International Academy of Sex Research is a scientific society for researchers in sexology. According to John Bancroft, retired director of the Kinsey Institute, IASR "can claim...most of the field's leading researchers." IASR is unique among sexology organizations in that individuals must...
and a member of other professional societies, and has published about psychiatric emergencies, involuntary commitment, forensic psychiatry, and mental health service. He is a qualified medical specialist in neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
, psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
and forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry is a sub-speciality of psychiatry and an auxiliar science of criminology. It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry...
. Since 2008 he has served as chairman of the Lower Saxony Committee on matters of mental health care.
Publications
- Sadomasochisten und ihre Subkulturen. Campus, Frankfurt am Main und New York 1979, ISBN 3-593-32374-5.
- Manifest Sadomasochism of Males: Results of an empirical Study. In: Archives of Sexual BehaviorArchives of Sexual BehaviorThe Archives of Sexual Behavior is a peer-reviewed academic journal in sexology. It is the official publication of the International Academy of Sex Research.- History :...
6 (1977) 441-456. Reprint in: Weinberg, T.p., G.W. Kamel (ed.): Studies on sexual dominance and submission. Prometheus Books Buffalo 1983. - Transsexualität - eine Krankheit im Sinne der RVO. In: Neue Juristische Wochenschrift 24 (1978) 1192-1193
- Psychosexuelle Störungen nach Genitaloperationen. Habilitation thesisHabilitationHabilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf. Hamburg 1984 - Maßregelvollzug – ungebremster Zuwachs. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt 101 (2004) C 2208, A 2730 (8 Oktober 2004)
- Factors influencing assignment of patients to compulsory admission. In: Social Psychiatry 21 (1986) 113-122
- Andreas Spengler (ed.): Institutsambulanzen in der psychiatrischen Versorgung. Vandenhoek und Ruprecht, Göttingen 1991, ISBN 3-525-45738-3.
- Psychiatrische Institutsambulanzen – ein Überblick. In: Nervenarzt 74 (2003), p. 476-478.
- Psychiatrische Institutsambulanzen. Funktionierende integrierte Versorgung. In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt 101 (12) A 767; PP 3, April 2004, page 162
- Zwangseinweisungen in Deutschland – Basisdaten und Trends. In: Psychiatrische Praxis. 34 (2007), p. 191-195.
- Was geschehen ist – Das Beispiel Wunstorf. In: Nagel, E., C.Quarch, C.Begerau, C.v.Fritsch; Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag Hannover 2005. Dokumente. Gütersloher Verlagshaup.
- Spengler, A., p. Neuenhausen, L.Schlieckau (2010) Kulturbüro der Landeshauptstadt Hannover (ed.): Elementarkräfte – Schaffen und Werk psychiatrieerfahrener Künstler über 100 Jahre. Psychiatrie-Verlag, Bonn, ISBN 978-3-88414-599-9