Universität zu Köln

Gasenzer, Elena Romana ORCID: 0000-0002-1221-2735 and Neugebauer, Edmund A. M. (2015). Genius between music and disease - Medical considerations on Ludwig van Beethoven. Wien. Med. Wochenschr., 165 (21-22). S. 445 - 458. WIEN: SPRINGER WIEN. ISSN 1563-258X

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Ludwig van Beethoven is nowadays considered to be one of the greatest composers in the history of music and his myth-like reputation is enhanced by his deafness; however, deafness was not the only condition which affected his genius. Due to the many lamentations contained in his letters about continuously recurring health problems, various attempts at an interpretation of Beethoven's personality have been undertaken. These included psychoanalytical considerations with respect to his father-mother relationship and also diagnostic attempts with reference to the symptoms of a possible borderline personality syndrome. The aim of this article is to comprehensively analyze the diseases of the patient Beethoven from the perspective of specialized medical disciplines based on new research results, to summarize various discipline-specific considerations and to make a contemporary assessment from the viewpoint of current scientific results.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Gasenzer, Elena Romana UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1221-2735 UNSPECIFIED Neugebauer, Edmund A. M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-387854
DOI:	10.1007/s10354-015-0393-2
Journal or Publication Title:	Wien. Med. Wochenschr.
Volume:	165
Number:	21-22
Page Range:	S. 445 - 458
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SPRINGER WIEN
Place of Publication:	WIEN
ISSN:	1563-258X
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DEAFNESS Multiple languages Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38785