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'''Paul Charles Dubois''' (28 November 1848 – 4 November 1918) was a Swiss [[neuropathologist]] who was a native of [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. He studied medicine at the [[University of Bern]], and in 1876 was a general practitioner of medicine in [[Bern]]. He was interested in [[psychosomatic medicine]], and subsequently gained a reputation as a highly regarded [[psychotherapist]]. In 1902 he became a professor of neuropathology at Bern. He was influenced by the writings of German [[psychiatrist]] [[Johann Christian August Heinroth]] (1773–1843), and was disdainful of [[hypnosis|hypnotic therapy]]. |
'''Paul Charles Dubois''' (28 November 1848 – 4 November 1918) was a Swiss [[neuropathologist]] who was a native of [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]]. He studied medicine at the [[University of Bern]], and in 1876 was a general practitioner of medicine in [[Bern]]. He was interested in [[psychosomatic medicine]], and subsequently gained a reputation as a highly regarded [[psychotherapist]]. In 1902 he became a professor of neuropathology at Bern. He was influenced by the writings of German [[psychiatrist]] [[Johann Christian August Heinroth]] (1773–1843), and was disdainful of [[hypnosis|hypnotic therapy]]. |
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Dubois is famous for introducing "persuasion therapy", which was a rational approach for treatment of neurotic disorders. Dubois created a psychotherapeutic methodology that was a form of [[Socratic dialogue]] that used a doctor-patient relationship to persuade the patient to change his/her behavior. He believed it was necessary to appeal to a patient's intellect and reason in order to eliminate negative and self-destructive habits. He also believed it was necessary for the physician to convince the patient of the irrationality of his/her [[neurosis|neurotic]] feelings and thought processes. |
Dubois is famous for introducing "persuasion therapy", which was a rational approach for treatment of neurotic disorders. Dubois created a psychotherapeutic methodology that was a form of [[Socratic dialogue]] that used a [[doctor-patient relationship]] to persuade the patient to change his/her behavior. He believed it was necessary to appeal to a patient's intellect and reason in order to eliminate negative and self-destructive habits. He also believed it was necessary for the physician to convince the patient of the irrationality of his/her [[neurosis|neurotic]] feelings and thought processes. |
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His best known written work was the 1904 ''Les psychonévroses et leur traitement moral'', which was later translated into English as "Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders (The Psychoneuroses and Their Moral Treatment)". The preface of this book was written by his friend, [[neurologist]] [[Joseph Jules Dejerine]] (1849–1917). Another influential publication by Dubois was a "mind over matter" treatise titled ''De l'influence de l'esprit sur le corps''. Dubois was also an editor of [[Constantin von Monakow]]'s ''Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie'' (Swiss Archive for Neurology and Psychiatry). |
His best known written work was the 1904 ''Les psychonévroses et leur traitement moral'', which was later translated into English as "Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders (The Psychoneuroses and Their Moral Treatment)". The preface of this book was written by his friend, [[neurologist]] [[Joseph Jules Dejerine]] (1849–1917). Another influential publication by Dubois was a "mind over matter" treatise titled ''De l'influence de l'esprit sur le corps''. Dubois was also an editor of [[Constantin von Monakow]]'s ''Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie'' (Swiss Archive for Neurology and Psychiatry). |
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Revision as of 07:42, 9 November 2011
Paul Charles Dubois (28 November 1848 – 4 November 1918) was a Swiss neuropathologist who was a native of La Chaux-de-Fonds. He studied medicine at the University of Bern, and in 1876 was a general practitioner of medicine in Bern. He was interested in psychosomatic medicine, and subsequently gained a reputation as a highly regarded psychotherapist. In 1902 he became a professor of neuropathology at Bern. He was influenced by the writings of German psychiatrist Johann Christian August Heinroth (1773–1843), and was disdainful of hypnotic therapy.
Dubois is famous for introducing "persuasion therapy", which was a rational approach for treatment of neurotic disorders. Dubois created a psychotherapeutic methodology that was a form of Socratic dialogue that used a doctor-patient relationship to persuade the patient to change his/her behavior. He believed it was necessary to appeal to a patient's intellect and reason in order to eliminate negative and self-destructive habits. He also believed it was necessary for the physician to convince the patient of the irrationality of his/her neurotic feelings and thought processes.
His best known written work was the 1904 Les psychonévroses et leur traitement moral, which was later translated into English as "Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders (The Psychoneuroses and Their Moral Treatment)". The preface of this book was written by his friend, neurologist Joseph Jules Dejerine (1849–1917). Another influential publication by Dubois was a "mind over matter" treatise titled De l'influence de l'esprit sur le corps. Dubois was also an editor of Constantin von Monakow's Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie (Swiss Archive for Neurology and Psychiatry).
References
- Theodore Millon (2004). Masters of the Mind. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9780471469858.
- AntiQbook, Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders