title: The borderline syndrome and affective disorders: a comment on the Wolf-man.
abstract: The famous Wolf-Man case described by Freud is re-examined. Evidence of a recurrent affective disorder, which appears to have been neglected in previous assessments, is presented. The evidence is derived from the patient's own memoirs, comments by therapists and others, and from the family history. A plea is made for a multidimensional conceptualization of this and other complex and influential cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D012008:Recurrence