Jakob Klaesi
Encyclopedia
Jakob Klaesi-Blumer was a Swiss psychiatrist
most notable for his contributions to the sleep therapy
and his phenomenological analysis of expression.
, Kiel
and Munich; in 1912 he received his doctorate in Zurich and was then trained as a psychiatrist. From 1923 to 1926 he was chief physician
at the Psychiatric University Clinic in Basel, and later head of the private clinic Knonau
. From 1933 he was extraordinary Professor, 1936-53 full professor of psychiatry at University of Bern (rector
from 1950 to 1951 ) and director of the Psychiatric Clinic Waldau.
Klaesi was known for the introduction of the Sleep Treatment (1921). He set up colonies for the sick, and in 1934, he founded the psychiatric clinic of Berne. As a teacher he influenced the training of physicians significantly. Klaesi wrote also poems and plays.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
most notable for his contributions to the sleep therapy
Deep Sleep Therapy
Deep sleep therapy , also called prolonged sleep treatment or continuous narcosis, is a psychiatric treatment based on the use of psychiatric drugs to render patients unconscious for a period of days or weeks.-History:...
and his phenomenological analysis of expression.
Life
From 1903 to 1909, Klaesi studied medicine in ZurichUniversity of Zurich
The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
, Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
and Munich; in 1912 he received his doctorate in Zurich and was then trained as a psychiatrist. From 1923 to 1926 he was chief physician
Chief Physician
A Chief Physician, also called Head Physician, Senior Consultant, Chief of Medicine, is a physician in a senior management position at a hospital or other institution. In many institutions, it's the title of the most senior physician, but it may also be used as the title of the most senior...
at the Psychiatric University Clinic in Basel, and later head of the private clinic Knonau
Knonau
Knonau is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Knonau is first mentioned in 1045 as Chnonowa. In 1223 it was mentioned as Knonowe.-Geography:...
. From 1933 he was extraordinary Professor, 1936-53 full professor of psychiatry at University of Bern (rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
from 1950 to 1951 ) and director of the Psychiatric Clinic Waldau.
Klaesi was known for the introduction of the Sleep Treatment (1921). He set up colonies for the sick, and in 1934, he founded the psychiatric clinic of Berne. As a teacher he influenced the training of physicians significantly. Klaesi wrote also poems and plays.
Published works
- Klaesi, Jakob (1917), “Ueber psychiatrischpoliklinische Behandlungsmethoden”, Z. Ges. Neurol. Psychiat., 36:431–450
- Klaesi, Jakob (1917), “Die psychogenen Ursachen deressentiellen Enuresis nocturna infantum”, Schweiz. Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 35:371
- Klaesi, Jakob (1921), “Ueber Somnifen, eine medikamentöse Therapie schizophrener Aufregungszustände”, Schweiz. Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 8:131
- Klaesi, Jakob (1922), “Ueber die therapeutische Anwendung der ‘Dauernarkose’ mittels Somnifen bei Schizophrenen”,Z. Ges. Neurol. Psychiat., 74:557
- Klaesi, Jakob (1937), “Die Irrenanstalt als Weg zur Rückkehr ins Leben”, In: Vom seelischen Kranksein,Vorbeugen und Heilen. Paul Haupt, Bern/Leipzig
- Klaesi, Jakob (1938), “Ohne Insulin”, Schweiz. Med. Wochenschr. 68:1164
- Klaesi, Jakob (1950), “Der unheilbare Kranke und seine Behandlung”, Rektoratsrede University of Berne, 18. 11. 1950, Paul Haupt, Bern
- Klaesi, Jakob (1952) “Psychotherapie in der Klinik”, Montasschr. Psychiat. Neurol. 124: 334–353
- Klaesi, Jakob (1953) “Ueber Neurosenlehre und Psychotherapie”, In: von Bergmann, G. (Editor), Handbuch der Inneren Medizin, Springer, Berlin/Göttingen/Heidelberg
- Klaesi, Jakob (1969), Gott und sein Zweifler, Werner Classen, Zürich
- Klaesi, Jakob (1977), “Psychiatrie in Selbstdarstellungen”, In: Pongratz L. J. (Editor). ... Hans Huber, Bern
Further reading
- Bleuler, Manfred (1953) “Jakob Klaesi in der endokrinologischen Psychiatrie”, Monatsschrift für Psychiatrie und Neurologie Nr.125, p.310–319
- Wyss, Dieter (1966), Die tiefenpsychologischen Schulen von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen
- Spoerri, Theodor (1973), “Eine urtümliche, anti-sozio-scholastische, anumerische Psychiatrie: Jakob Klaesi zum 90. Geburtstag” Psychiatria clinica, 1973, Nr.6, p.370-372
- Ellenberger, Henri Frédéric (1975), Die Entdeckung des Unbewussten. Hans Huber, Bern
- Haenel, Thomas (1979), “Jakob Klaesi – Schlafkur und Antieidodiathese”, Gesnerus 36: 246–265
- Haenel, Thomas (1982), Zur Geschichte der Psychiatrie. Birkhäuser, Basel
- Haenel, Thomas (1997), Die psychiatrische Universitätspoliklinik 1923 – 1997. Kantonsspital Basel, Universitätskliniken
- Haenel, Thomas “Remarks on the 120th birthday of Jakob Klaesi”, Der Nervenarzt, Volume 74, Issue 5, 2003, p.471-475