O. Spurgeon English | |
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Born | Oliver Spurgeon English September 27, 1901 |
Died | October 3, 1993 | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Education | Jefferson Medical College |
Known for | Psychosomatic medicine |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Psychiatry Psychotherapy |
Institutions | Temple University |
Oliver Spurgeon English (September 27, 1901 – October 3, 1993) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who taught at Temple University. [1] [2] He was also a founding member of the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society in 1937, in addition to working at both the Philadelphia General Hospital and Temple University Hospital. [3] With Edward Weiss, he co-authored an influential textbook on psychosomatic medicine in 1943, among the first books on the topic. [3] His work in this area led the Associated Press to describe him as "one of the first psychotherapists to write about the connections between mental and physical health". [4] His numerous other interested included the roles of fathers in child rearing, about which he authored the 1951 book Fathers Are Parents, Too. [3] [4]
O. Spurgeon English | |
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Born | Oliver Spurgeon English September 27, 1901 |
Died | October 3, 1993 | (aged 92)
Nationality | American |
Education | Jefferson Medical College |
Known for | Psychosomatic medicine |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Psychiatry Psychotherapy |
Institutions | Temple University |
Oliver Spurgeon English (September 27, 1901 – October 3, 1993) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who taught at Temple University. [1] [2] He was also a founding member of the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Society in 1937, in addition to working at both the Philadelphia General Hospital and Temple University Hospital. [3] With Edward Weiss, he co-authored an influential textbook on psychosomatic medicine in 1943, among the first books on the topic. [3] His work in this area led the Associated Press to describe him as "one of the first psychotherapists to write about the connections between mental and physical health". [4] His numerous other interested included the roles of fathers in child rearing, about which he authored the 1951 book Fathers Are Parents, Too. [3] [4]