Autistic-Undisciplined Thinking in the Practice of Medical Trichology

International Journal of Trichology
Ralph Michel TrüebMaria Fernanda Reis Gavazzoni Dias

Abstract

Medical trichology is the branch of dermatology that deals with the scientific study of the hair and scalp in health and disease. As any discipline, the practice of medical trichology is not immune to malpractice, either deliberately or carelessly. In his publication "Autistic Undisciplined Thinking in Medicine and How to Overcome It," Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler describes yet another form of malpractice in medicine reflecting autistic-undisciplined thinking. Autism is not limited to psychopathology, but inherent to the thinking of man throughout history in his drive for knowledge, with thousands of theories lacking any basis in reality. Bleuler recognized the drive character of autistic thinking and how it leads to conclusions that are unshakable because they are determined by, and fulfill, emotional needs, rather than rational argumentation. Even with correct questions, the complexity and incalculability of some problems are often so great that it cannot do justice to realistic thinking and the boundaries between inadequately substantiated hypothesis and autistic sham explanation disappear. Statistics, careful research design, and the attempt to impose stringent methods on our thinking are to be commended. The habituatio...Continue Reading

References

Mar 28, 2018·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·Anthony HoJerry Shapiro
Jun 29, 2018·Facial Plastic Surgery : FPS·Jenny X ChenLinda N Lee

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