Kraepelin

Kraepelin definition - medical

Krae·pe·lin (krĕpˌə-lēnˈ), Emil 1856-1926.

German psychiatrist whose classification system of mental disorders formed the foundation for the standard diagnostic text in the field of psychiatry, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).

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