Max Bürger, M.D. 1885–1966

Mechanism and Meaning

“…If I had believed in such a simple conclusion, I would not have undertaken the task of writing the lecture, which was an attempt to discuss again the posiLion of psychoanalysis and its claims to be a as an illness with its own peculiar psychopathology, and others such as Bruch (1966), Selvini (1965), and Crisp ( 1967 have drawn attention to character istic psychological disturbances in these patients. Bruch stresses in particular that they frequently have a distorted body image, believing themselves to be obese when in fact they are emaciated.…”

Preparation of the Trainee in Psychiatry in Management

“…It occurs predominantly in adolescent girls and young women and is characterized by weight loss, food refusal and amenorrhoea. Russell as an illness with its own peculiar psychopathology, and others such as Bruch (1966), Selvini (1965), and Crisp ( 1967 have drawn attention to character istic psychological disturbances in these patients. Bruch stresses in particular that they frequently have a distorted body image, believing themselves to be obese when in fact they are emaciated.…”