Adolf Hitler's mental health in his final days

Adolf Hitler's Mental Health In The Last Days Of His Life

Adolf Hitler had started WWII as a powerful man and a symbol of Germany with his reign lasting until the year of 1945. He is now remembered as an evil man that led to the murdering of tens of millions of people for an unjust cause based on racism and ethnic hate. Despite his presumed charisma and his authoritative nature, Hitler had lost all sense of reality or any common sense at all as the Soviet troops and the Allies were advancing on their way to Berlin.

When hearing the name Adolf Hitler, one most probably thinks about a mad man that had been granted with a huge amount of power. In fact, all the assumptions claiming that Hitler had indeed not been sane are approximately correct.

Five experts had studied his character posthumously and diagnosed Adolf Hitler with schizophrenia, paranoid type. (Frederick L. Coolidge*, Felicia L. Davis, & Daniel L. Segal)

When analyzing Hitler's test results, experts had discovered that his Schizophrenia scale had exceeded the normal limits by two standard deviations. After examining the DSM-IV criteria in the case of schizophrenia, paranoid type, we can observe that people having this particular disorder tend to develop eccentric thoughts. Further examining the DSM-IV criteria leads in discovering that individuals with Hitler's disorder can also develop suicidal thoughts, and, a state of violence. (Coolidge, Davis, Segal)

Several of Hitler's symptoms assist examiners in diagnosing Hitler's mental condition. Hitler's life has been filled with signs of him having the life of a deranged man. Experts also blame the traumas of WWI for some of his mental problems.

Particular attention is given to the mustard gas episode which had determined doctors to wrongfully diagnose him with psychopathic hysteria and send him into a hospital in Pasewalk. Apparently, Hitler had undergone major transformations subsequent to being hospitalized there and after having been treated by a psychiatrist. (Coolidge, Davis, Segal)

One of the factors which had influenced the experts into questioning Hitler's mental status has been that Hitler had troubles in making decisions.

During his last days, Hitler had expressed excessive paranoia by fearing that everyone had been lying to him and that there was a conspiracy created in order for his own men to deliver him into the hands of Germany's enemies. His restlessness was increased by the assassination attempt that had taken place not long before.

Psychologists that had analyzed Adolf Hitler had found several reasons for his supposed madness. Apart from considering his dead brother, his sexual deviances, his hospitalization in Pasewalk, some believe that Hitler had also been a creation of the German society of the time.