Hegel and Unitary Psychosis: One Therapy for All Mental Illnesses?

Abstract This paper shows how Hegel’s philosophy of psychiatry was established within the framework of the unitary psychosis ( Einheitspsychose ). This psychiatric position considered that there was only one single mental illness with several distinct species. Due to some editions of Hegel’s works, this interpretative framework is often omitted. However, in this paper it is considered to be the key interpretative framework for understanding Hegel’s psychic nosography and therapeutic approach.