Johann Christian August Heinroth
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1773 – 1843
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Who was Johann Christian August Heinroth?
Johann Christian August Heinroth was a German physician who represented the psychical school that attributed insanity solely to moral weakness and rejected any notion of a physical cause. He introduced the term "psychosomatic" into medicine.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1773
Leipzig - Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Leipzig
- Died
- Oct 26, 1843
Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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