Otto Allen Will Jr. (April 26, 1910 – November 17, 1993[1]) was a U.S. psychiatrist whose work in psychoanalysis focused on treatment of patients with schizophrenia[2] using intensive psychotherapy. He is also credited for his advancement of attachment theory[3] and milieu therapy.[4]
Training[]
Will received his medical degree from Stanford University, School of Medicine. After his residency and service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he received post-doctorate training at Washington School of Psychiatry and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. Through this training he joined the Interpersonal psychoanalysis movement founded by Harry Stack Sullivan, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, and others.
Professional life[]
He served as Director of Psychotherapy at Chestnut Lodge from 1954 to 1967. From Chestnut Lodge, he was hired as Medical Director for the Austen Riggs Center.[5] During his work at both institution he establish an international reputation for his work with schizophrenic patients using intensive psychotherapy instead of biological or psychopharmacological treatments.[6][7]
References[]
- ↑ "Otto Allen Will Jr., 83, Psychoanalyst, Is Dead". The New York Times. November 22, 1993. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/22/obituaries/otto-allen-will-jr-83-psychoanalyst-is-dead.html.
- ↑ H.I. Kaplan; A.M. Freedman (1980). Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (3rd edition), vol. 2. Baltimore/London: William and Walkins. pp. 1217. ISBN 0-683-03357-3. https://archive.org/details/comprehensivetex0000unse.
- ↑ D.P. Schwartz; J.L. Sacksteder (1980). Attachment and the Therapeutic Process: Essays in Honor of Otto Allen Will, Jr.. International Universities Press. pp. 378. ISBN 978-0-8236-0447-0.
- ↑ Gunderson, J.G.; Will, O.A.; Mosher, L.R. (1983). Principles and practice of milieu therapy. New York, NY, USA: Jason Aronson Preshh. ISBN 978-0876684399. OCLC 7575195. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7575195.
- ↑ M.G. Thompson; S. Thompson (1988). "Interview with Dr. Otto Allen Will, Jr.". pp. 289–304. Digital object identifier:10.1080/00107530.1998.10746363. http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=cps.034.0289a.
- ↑ O.A. Will (1961). "Process, Psychotherapy, and Schizophrenia". In A. Burton. New York: Basic Books. pp. 10–42. Digital object identifier:10.1037/10643-001.
- ↑ O.A. Will (1964). "Schizophrenia and the Psychotherapeutic Field.)". pp. 1–29. Digital object identifier:10.1080/00107530.1964.10745075.
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