Lewis Robert Wolberg (July 4, 1905 – February 3, 1988) was an American psychoanalyst. He advocated the use of hypnoanalysis in psychiatric treatment. He wrote or edited 20 books, and in 1945 founded the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York City.[1]
Lewis Wolberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1905 |
| Died | February 3, 1988 (aged 82) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | MD |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester Tufts University Medical School |
| Spouse | Arlene Robbins |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry, Hypnoanalysis |
| Institutions | Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York City New York University School of Medicine Bellevue Hospitals |
In 1927, Wolberg graduated from the University of Rochester and obtained his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1930. From 1967 to 1986, he was professor of psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine.[2]
Wolberg was also interested in dieting and nutrition. He authored The Psychology of Eating in 1936.[3] He was highly critical of fad diets. To treat obesity, he recommended a low-calorie diet.[4]
Selected publications
edit- The Psychology of Eating (1936)
- Medical Hypnosis (two volumes, 1948)
- The Technique of Psychotherapy (1954)
- Hypnosis, is it for you? (1972)
- Handbook of Short-Term Psychotherapy (1980)
- The Practice of Psychotherapy: 506 Questions and Answers (1982)
- "Hypnoanalysis" 1945, 2nd. edition 1964
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mahrer, Alvin R. (1967). The Goals of Psychotherapy. Appleton-Century-Crofts. p. 33.
- ^ Anderson, Susan Heller (February 12, 1988). "Lewis Wolberg, 82, Clinic Psychoanalyst In New York, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Kruse, H. D. The Psychology of Eating. (1938). American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health 28 (4): p. 537.
- ^ Zweiniger‐Bargielowska, Ina. (2005). The Culture of the Abdomen: Obesity and Reducing in Britain, circa 1900–1939. Journal of British Studies 44 (2): 239-273.