The Amsterdam Suggestive Psychotherapy Clinic
Abstract
A sample of case histories that illustrate the work of the Amsterdam Suggestive Psychotherapy Clinic (1887–1893) taken from my translation of the classic French text Psycho-Thérapie—Communications statistiques, Observations Cliniques Nouvelles and previously only available in that language, is presented and contextualised here. The founding physicians, Albert Willem Van Renterghem and Frederik Van Eeden, hoped to revolutionise medical practice with the methodical application of hypnotic suggestion. It is concluded that their ambitions were a lost cause by the turn of the century.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
Neurology and Historical Studies
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- History of Psychiatry
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 222–238
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN