August Wimmer Bundle: (1936) Speciel klinisk psykiatri for studerende og læger & August Wimmer (1918) Hukommelsestab og “dobbeltbevidsthed”
August Wimmer (1936) Speciel klinisk psykiatri for studerende og læger: Rating: ♥♥♥♥ (Fine)
Fine book, hard cover. Shelf worn, lose binding has and holds all pages, all leaves present, no tears in paper or spine. Exlib.
August Wimmer (1918) Hukommelsestab og “dobbeltbevidsthed”: Rating: ♥♥♥ (Very Good)
Very good paperback. Shelf worn, bend or chipped to a small extent and sunned, has all pages and leaves present, no tears in paper or spine. Exlib.
These two volumes by A. Wimmer represent important contributions to the development of Danish psychiatry in the early 20th century. Wimmer was part of the generation that helped shape modern psychiatric thought in Scandinavia, bridging classical descriptive psychiatry with emerging biological and psychological perspectives. His works from 1918 and 1936 capture a period of significant transition, when psychiatric institutions, diagnostic systems, and theoretical frameworks were undergoing rapid change.
The 1918 publication reflects the intellectual climate immediately following World War I, a time when European psychiatry was grappling with trauma, neurological injury, and the psychological consequences of conflict. Wimmer’s writing from this period is marked by careful clinical observation and an effort to refine diagnostic categories based on empirical experience within institutional settings.
By 1936, psychiatric discourse had shifted toward more structured classification systems, early biological theories, and a growing interest in the relationship between personality, heredity, and mental illness. Wimmer’s later work engages with these developments, offering insight into how Danish psychiatry responded to international debates and incorporated new scientific approaches.
Together, the two volumes illustrate the evolution of psychiatric thinking across nearly two decades and provide valuable primary material for understanding the foundations of modern Scandinavian mental health care.
Key themes across the two works
- refinement of early 20th‑century diagnostic categories
- clinical observation and institutional psychiatry
- emerging biological and hereditary theories
- early discussions of personality and psychopathology
- the influence of European psychiatric movements on Danish practice
- shifts in psychiatric methodology between WWI and the interwar period
These texts offer a rare window into the intellectual and clinical environment of Danish psychiatry during a formative era.
Collector’s Note
Original works by A. Wimmer are increasingly difficult to obtain, particularly in complete and well‑preserved condition. These two volumes form a coherent pair that documents the development of psychiatric thought in Denmark from the post‑WWI period into the 1930s. They are highly suitable for collectors of Scandinavian medical history, institutional libraries, and researchers working on the evolution of psychiatric classification and clinical practice.
Keywords (SEO)
- Wimmer Danish psychiatry
- early 20th‑century psychiatric history
- Scandinavian mental health development
- institutional psychiatry Denmark
- interwar psychiatric theory
- history of diagnostic classification
- biological psychiatry origins
