Jakob Klaesi (29 May 1883 – 17 August 1980) was a
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psychiatrist
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most notable for his contributions to the
sleep therapy
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[Bangen, Hans: Geschichte der medikamentösen Therapie der Schizophrenie. Berlin 1992, Dauernarkose oder Schlaftherapie p. 38–43] and his phenomenological analysis of expression.
Life
From 1903 to 1909, Klaesi studied medicine in
Zurich
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,
Kiel
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and
Munich
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; in 1912 he received his doctorate in Zurich and was then trained as a psychiatrist. From 1923 to 1926 he was
chief physician
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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
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(
rector from 1950 to 1951 ) and director of the Psychiatric Clinic
Waldau beginning 1 April 1933.
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 der essentiellen 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
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'' 36: 246–265
* Haenel, Thomas (1982), ''Zur Geschichte der Psychiatrie.'' Birkhäuser, Basel
* Haenel, Thomas (1997), ''Die psychiatrische Universitätspoliklinik 1923 – 1997.'' Kantonsspital Basel, Universitätskliniken
*Haenel, Thoma
"Remarks on the 120th birthday of Jakob Klaesi" ''Der Nervenarzt'', Volume 74, Issue 5, 2003, p. 471-475
References
External links
Klaesi, Jakob, 1923 - 1933, Universitätsarchiv X 3.5 94
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1883 births
1980 deaths
History of neuroscience
University of Zurich alumni
Academic staff of the University of Bern
Swiss psychiatrists
Swiss medical writers