Albert Moll: Mind, Sex, Ethics

Albert Moll: Mind, Sex, Ethics is a detailed medical biography by Andreas-Holger Maehle. This volume 1 account examines the life of Albert Moll, a Berlin psychiatrist and neurologist who helped establish sexology, medical ethics, and psychotherapy as scientific disciplines. The text explores his influential work treating nervous and sexual disorders through hypnotic suggestion therapy and his development of an independent theory of sexuality that existed outside the realm of Freudian psychoanalysis.

As a pioneer of sexual science, Moll focused on scientific objectivity and the distinction between physical and affectionate desire. He advocated for patient self-determination and informed consent, challenging unethical medical practices in Imperial and Weimar Germany. This medical history provides a scholarly look at how Albert Moll: Mind, Sex, Ethics documents the career of a controversial innovator who shaped the modern doctor-patient relationship and the study of human sexuality.