Advanced Historical and Clinical Psychiatry

Psychiatry

A challenging quiz focusing on the historical milestones, seminal publications, and quantitative data in the field of psychiatry.

medical history psychopharmacology nosology

8 Questions Hard Ages 18+ Aug 20, 2026

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1 In what year was the first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-I) published by the American Psychiatric Association?

A 1948
B 1952
C 1955
D 1960

2 Which physician, often considered the father of modern scientific psychiatry, published his foundational 'Compendium der Psychiatrie' in 1883, classifying mental disorders into distinct categories?

A Emil Kraepelin
B Philippe Pinel
C Eugen Bleuler
D Jean-Martin Charcot

3 The term 'schizophrenia' was introduced by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in which year?

A 1905
B 1908
C 1911
D 1914

4 Lithium was first approved by the FDA for the treatment of manic episodes in bipolar disorder in what year?

A 1965
B 1970
C 1974
D 1978

5 According to the DSM-5, what is the minimum duration of continuous symptoms required for a diagnosis of Schizophrenia?

A 1 month
B 3 months
C 6 months
D 12 months

6 In 1927, which psychiatrist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica?

A Julius Wagner-Jauregg
B Sigmund Freud
C Hans Berger
D Ugo Cerletti

7 The 'Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia' gained significant prominence following the development and clinical application of chlorpromazine in which decade?

A 1930s
B 1940s
C 1950s
D 1960s

8 The first commercially successful antidepressant, Imipramine, was synthesized in 1951 by which chemist while working for the Geigy pharmaceutical company?

A Roland Kuhn
B Walter Schindler
C Heinz Lehmann
D Nathan Kline

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