TY - JOUR
T1 - Typus melancholicus from tellenbach up to the present day
T2 - A review about the premorbid personality vulnerable to melancholia
AU - Ambrosini, Alessandra
AU - Stanghellini, Giovanni
AU - Langer, Álvaro I.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - The concept of Typus Melancholicus (TM) was shaped by Tellenbach to describe the premorbid and intermorbid personality vulnerable to endogenous depression. The first part of this paper aims to point out the basic principles of Tellenbach's theory - the method, the concept of endon, of rhythmic, of situation, of rimanence, of includence and of despair. Then, we present a systematic description of the premorbid personality features - orderliness, conscientiousness, hyper/hetereonomia and intolerance of ambiguity. Furthermore, we present two clinical cases, one from Tellenbach and the other from our clinical practice to underline the typical way which links the premorbid condition to melancholia. Also, we propose a review of the scientific literature from Tellenbach's work to the present day. Finally, we discuss the clinical importance of the TM construct.
AB - The concept of Typus Melancholicus (TM) was shaped by Tellenbach to describe the premorbid and intermorbid personality vulnerable to endogenous depression. The first part of this paper aims to point out the basic principles of Tellenbach's theory - the method, the concept of endon, of rhythmic, of situation, of rimanence, of includence and of despair. Then, we present a systematic description of the premorbid personality features - orderliness, conscientiousness, hyper/hetereonomia and intolerance of ambiguity. Furthermore, we present two clinical cases, one from Tellenbach and the other from our clinical practice to underline the typical way which links the premorbid condition to melancholia. Also, we propose a review of the scientific literature from Tellenbach's work to the present day. Finally, we discuss the clinical importance of the TM construct.
KW - Major depression
KW - Melancholia
KW - Premorbid personality
KW - Typus melancholicus
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 21953360
AN - SCOPUS:82455209513
SN - 1139-9287
VL - 39
SP - 302
EP - 311
JO - Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria
JF - Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria
IS - 5
ER -