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Jakob Klaesi

Swiss psychiatrist (1883–1980)

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Jakob Klaesi
Born	29 May 1883 (1883-05-29) Luchsingen, Switzerland
Died	17 August 1980(1980-08-17) (aged 97) Knonau, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Citizenship	Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Kiel, University of Zürich
Known for	Psychiatric sleep cure Somnifen Phenomenological analysis of expression
Awards	Honorary degree of the University of Kiel^[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Psychiatry Psychotherapy Psychodynamics
Institutions	Burghölzli clinic Psychiatric Outpatient Department Basel Schloss Knonau private clinic Psychiatric University Hospital Berne University of Berne
Doctoral advisor	C. G. Jung

Jakob Klaesi

Born

29 May 1883 (1883-05-29)

Luchsingen, Switzerland

Died

17 August 1980(1980-08-17) (aged 97)

Knonau, Switzerland

Nationality

Swiss

Citizenship

Switzerland

Alma mater

University of Kiel, University of Zürich

Known for

Psychiatric sleep cure
Somnifen
Phenomenological analysis of expression

Awards

Honorary degree of the University of Kiel^[1]

Scientific career

Fields

Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Psychodynamics

Institutions

Burghölzli clinic
Psychiatric Outpatient Department Basel
Schloss Knonau private clinic
Psychiatric University Hospital Berne
University of Berne

Doctoral advisor

C. G. Jung

Jakob Klaesi (29 May 1883 – 17 August 1980) was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the sleep therapy^[2] and his phenomenological analysis of expression.

Life

From 1903 to 1909, Klaesi studied medicine in Zurich, Kiel and Munich; in 1912 he received his doctorate in Zurich and was then trained as a psychiatrist. From 1923 to 1926 he was chief physician 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 (rector from 1950 to 1951 ) and director of the Psychiatric Clinic Waldau beginning 1 April 1933.^[3]

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.^[3]

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