This book is about the psycho-political visions and programmes in early-twentieth century Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Amidst the political and social unrest that followed the First World War, psychiatrists attempted to use their clinical insights to understand, diagnose, and treat society at large. The book uses a variety of published and unpublished sources to retrace major debates, protagonists, and networks involved in the redrawing of the boundaries of psychiatry's sphere of authority. The book is based on three interconnected case studies: the overt pathologisation of the 1918/19 revolution led by right-wing German psychiatrists; the project of medical expansionism under the label of 'applied psychiatry' in inter-war Vienna; and the attempt to unite and implement different approaches to psychiatric prophylaxis in the movement for mental hygiene. By exploring these histories, the book also sheds light on the emergence of ideas that still shape the field to the present day and shows the close connection between utopian promises and the worst abuses of psychiatry.

This book is about the psycho-political visions and programmes in early-twentieth century Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Amidst the political and social unrest that followed the First World War, psychiatrists attempted to use their clinical insights to understand, diagnose, and treat society at large. The book uses a variety of published and unpublished sources to retrace major debates, protagonists, and networks involved in the redrawing of the boundaries of psychiatry's sphere of authority. The book is based on three interconnected case studies: the overt pathologisation of the 1918/19 revolution led by right-wing German psychiatrists; the project of medical expansionism under the label of 'applied psychiatry' in inter-war Vienna; and the attempt to unite and implement different approaches to psychiatric prophylaxis in the movement for mental hygiene. By exploring these histories, the book also sheds light on the emergence of ideas that still shape the field to the present day and shows the close connection between utopian promises and the worst abuses of psychiatry.

The True Story of a Dog Who Saved a Man ...and a Man Who Saved a Dog! Mike Lingenfelter was ready for his life to be over. Two serious heart attacks and open heart surgery had taken away most of the good things that he had in his life. He just didn't care anymore. His doctors still held out hope for him, however, and they were still trying to find ways to motivate him to get out of the house and exercise. Their vision was that an energetic dog on a leash might do that for Mike. And so it was that this golden retriever named Dakota, who had been rescued from death himself, came to help Mike with his rehabilitative therapy. Their relationship wasn't supposed to be anything too profound or metaphysical or scientific, but as it turns out, at the other end of the leash was much more than a dog. Dakota gave Mike back his dignity, his pride, and his life. Early on, it became evident to Mike that this wonderful 98-pound, red-haired, four-legged angel had a special gift: Dakota was a spirit guide, and it was Mike's duty to share him and the power of the human-animal bond. Dakota continually helped make miracles happen, for Mike and for others. But ultimately, as part of that journey, one more miracle was needed, as Dakota fought a courageous and dignified battle for his own life.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europa - Deutschland - 1848, Kaiserreich, Imperialismus, Note: 1,0, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, 46 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit spurt der Entstehung der nationalsozialistischen Ideologie in den Diskursen der so genannten "volkischen Bewegung" im zweiten deutschen Kaiserreich nach, wobei insbesondere das diffuse Konglomerat sozialdarwinistischer, antisemitischer, rassistischer und nationalromantischer Diskurse sowie die vielfaltigen Organisationsformen der "volkischen Bewegung" detailliert untersucht werden. Im Mittelpunkt stehen diejenigen Organisationen und Stromungen, in denen die politischen Ziele der volkischen Bewegung eine Uberhohung ins Transzendente erfahren - sei es als "arteigene" Interpretation des Christentums, als Germanenkult oder als esoterische Ariosophie. Die grundlegende These der Arbeit besteht darin, dass das antimoderne Denken, dass auf zahlreichen Wegen zum Gemeingut des deutschen Burgertums im Kaiserreich wurde, bereits lange vor dem Aufstieg der Nationalsozialisten grundlegende Elemente ihrer Ideologie verfugbar und popular gemacht hatte, so dass der Nationalsozialismus bei seinem Aufstieg zur Macht in der Weimarer Republik auf bereits bestehende Diskurse zuruckgreifen konnte, bzw. selbst genealogisch auf diese zuruckzufuhren ist. Zugleich wendet sich die Arbeit jedoch auch gegen die These eines "Ruckfalls" der volkischen Ideologie hinter die Moderne und verweist statt dessen auf den genuin modernen Charakter der antimodernen Diskurse als dialektischer Teil der Moderne im 19. Jahrhundert. Dabei greift der Verfasser auf eine umfangreiche und aktuelle Literatur zuruck.