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'''Irvin David Yalom''' (b. June 13, 1931 in Washington DC), M.D., is an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of [[Psychiatry]] at Stanford University, an [[existentialism|existentialist]], and accomplished [[psychotherapy|psychotherapist]].
 
'''Irvin David Yalom''' (b. June 13, 1931 in Washington DC), M.D., is an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of [[Psychiatry]] at Stanford University, an [[existentialism|existentialist]], and accomplished [[psychotherapy|psychotherapist]].
  
Born in a Jewish family in Washington DC in 1931, he grew up in a poor ethnic area.  Avoiding the perils of his neighborhood, he spent most of his childhood indoors, reading books.  After graduating from [[Boston University School of Medicine]] in 1956 he went on to complete his internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and his residency at the Phipps Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and completed his training in 1960. After two years of Army service at Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu, Dr. Yalom began his academic career at Stanford University. He was appointed to the faculty in 1963 and then promoted over the next several years and granted tenure in 1968. Soon after this period he made some of his most lasting contributions by teaching about group psychotherapy <ref>Yalom ID: ''The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy'' New York: Basic Books, 1970.</ref> and developing his model of [[existential psychotherapy]] <ref>Yalom ID: ''Existential Psychotherapy'' New York: Basic Books, 1980.</ref>
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Born in a Jewish family in Washington DC in 1931, he grew up in a poor ethnic area.  Avoiding the perils of his neighborhood, he spent most of his childhood indoors, reading books.  After graduating from Boston University School of Medicine in 1956 he went on to complete his internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and his residency at the Phipps Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and completed his training in 1960. After two years of Army service at Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu, Dr. Yalom began his academic career at Stanford University. He was appointed to the faculty in 1963 and then promoted over the next several years and granted tenure in 1968. Soon after this period he made some of his most lasting contributions by teaching about group psychotherapy <ref>Yalom ID: ''The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy'' New York: Basic Books, 1970.</ref> and developing his model of [[existential psychotherapy]] <ref>Yalom ID: ''Existential Psychotherapy'' New York: Basic Books, 1980.</ref>
  
 
In addition to his scholarly, non-fiction writing, Dr. Yalom has produced a number of novels and also experimented with writing techniques. In "Everyday Gets a Little Closer" <ref>Yalom ID and Elkins G: "Everyday gets a Little Closer" New York: Basic Books, 1974.</ref> Dr. Yalom invited a patient to co-write about the experience of therapy. The book has two distinct voices which are looking at the same experience in alternating sections. Dr. Yalom's works have been used as collegiate textbooks and standard reading for psychology students. His new and unique view of the patient/client relationship has been added to curriculum in Psychology programs at such schools as John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
 
In addition to his scholarly, non-fiction writing, Dr. Yalom has produced a number of novels and also experimented with writing techniques. In "Everyday Gets a Little Closer" <ref>Yalom ID and Elkins G: "Everyday gets a Little Closer" New York: Basic Books, 1974.</ref> Dr. Yalom invited a patient to co-write about the experience of therapy. The book has two distinct voices which are looking at the same experience in alternating sections. Dr. Yalom's works have been used as collegiate textbooks and standard reading for psychology students. His new and unique view of the patient/client relationship has been added to curriculum in Psychology programs at such schools as John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
  
The American Psychiatric Association awarded Irvin Yalom the 2000 [[Oskar Pfister Award]] (for important contributions to religion and psychiatry).<ref>[http://www.yalom.com/pfister.html Yalom's acceptance speech delivered at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in May 2000 at New Orleans]</ref>
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The American Psychiatric Association awarded Irvin Yalom the 2000 Oskar Pfister Award (for important contributions to religion and psychiatry).<ref>[http://www.yalom.com/pfister.html Yalom's acceptance speech delivered at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in May 2000 at New Orleans]</ref>
  
 
==Education==
 
==Education==
*[[George Washington University]] — Bachelor of Arts, 1952
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*George Washington University — Bachelor of Arts, 1952
*[[Boston University School of Medicine]] — Doctor of Medicine, 1956
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*Boston University School of Medicine — Doctor of Medicine, 1956
  
 
==Work==
 
==Work==
 
===Novels===
 
===Novels===
*(1992) ''[[When Nietzsche Wept (novel)|When Nietzsche Wept]]''
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*(1992) ''When Nietzsche Wept (novel)''
*(1996) ''[[Lying on the Couch]]''
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*(1996) ''Lying on the Couch''
*(2005) ''[[The Schopenhauer Cure]]''
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*(2005) ''The Schopenhauer Cure''
  
 
===Nonfiction===
 
===Nonfiction===
*(1970 1st ed, 1975 2nd ed., 2005 5th ed.) ''[[The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy]]''
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*(1970 1st ed, 1975 2nd ed., 2005 5th ed.) ''The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy''
*(1974) ''[[Every Day Gets a Little Closer]]''
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*(1974) ''Every Day Gets a Little Closer''
*(1980) ''[[Existential Psychotherapy]]''
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*(1980) ''Existential Psychotherapy''
*(1983) ''[[Inpatient Group Psychotherapy]]''
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*(1983) ''Inpatient Group Psychotherapy''
*(1989) ''[[Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy]]''
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*(1989) ''Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy''
*(1998) ''[[The Yalom Reader]]''
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*(1998) ''The Yalom Reader''
*(1999) ''[[Momma and the Meaning of Life]]''
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*(1999) ''Momma and the Meaning of Life''
*(2001) ''[[The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients]]''
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*(2001) ''The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients''
*(2008) ''[[Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death]]''
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*(2008) ''Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death''
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*[http://www.yalom.com Yalom's website]
 
*[http://www.yalom.com Yalom's website]
 
*[http://www.agpa.org American Group Psychotherapy Association]
 
*[http://www.agpa.org American Group Psychotherapy Association]
*[http://philosophytalk.org/pastShows/Schopenhauer.htm Radio interview] on ''[[Philosophy Talk]]''
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*[http://philosophytalk.org/pastShows/Schopenhauer.htm Radio interview] on ''Philosophy Talk''
 
*Yalom, I. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/The_Gift_of_Therapy ''The Gift of Therapy'' (excerpt)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/The_Gift_of_Therapy ''The Gift of Therapy'' (excerpt)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/The_Schopenhauer_Cure ''The Schopenhauer Cure'' (excerpt)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/The_Schopenhauer_Cure ''The Schopenhauer Cure'' (excerpt)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/Staring_at_the_Sun ''Staring At the Sun: Overcoming the Dread of Death'' (excerpt)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/Staring_at_the_Sun ''Staring At the Sun: Overcoming the Dread of Death'' (excerpt)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. & R. Berger. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/Im_Calling_the_Police "I'm Calling the Police! A Tale of Repression and Recovery" (article)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]
 
*Yalom, I. & R. Berger. [http://www.psychotherapy.net/article/Im_Calling_the_Police "I'm Calling the Police! A Tale of Repression and Recovery" (article)]. [http://www.psychotherapy.net Psychotherapy.net.]

Latest revision as of 13:53, 26 April 2011

Irvin David Yalom (b. June 13, 1931 in Washington DC), M.D., is an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, an existentialist, and accomplished psychotherapist.

Born in a Jewish family in Washington DC in 1931, he grew up in a poor ethnic area. Avoiding the perils of his neighborhood, he spent most of his childhood indoors, reading books. After graduating from Boston University School of Medicine in 1956 he went on to complete his internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and his residency at the Phipps Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and completed his training in 1960. After two years of Army service at Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu, Dr. Yalom began his academic career at Stanford University. He was appointed to the faculty in 1963 and then promoted over the next several years and granted tenure in 1968. Soon after this period he made some of his most lasting contributions by teaching about group psychotherapy [1] and developing his model of existential psychotherapy [2]

In addition to his scholarly, non-fiction writing, Dr. Yalom has produced a number of novels and also experimented with writing techniques. In "Everyday Gets a Little Closer" [3] Dr. Yalom invited a patient to co-write about the experience of therapy. The book has two distinct voices which are looking at the same experience in alternating sections. Dr. Yalom's works have been used as collegiate textbooks and standard reading for psychology students. His new and unique view of the patient/client relationship has been added to curriculum in Psychology programs at such schools as John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

The American Psychiatric Association awarded Irvin Yalom the 2000 Oskar Pfister Award (for important contributions to religion and psychiatry).[4]

Education

  • George Washington University — Bachelor of Arts, 1952
  • Boston University School of Medicine — Doctor of Medicine, 1956

Work

Novels

  • (1992) When Nietzsche Wept (novel)
  • (1996) Lying on the Couch
  • (2005) The Schopenhauer Cure

Nonfiction

  • (1970 1st ed, 1975 2nd ed., 2005 5th ed.) The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
  • (1974) Every Day Gets a Little Closer
  • (1980) Existential Psychotherapy
  • (1983) Inpatient Group Psychotherapy
  • (1989) Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
  • (1998) The Yalom Reader
  • (1999) Momma and the Meaning of Life
  • (2001) The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
  • (2008) Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

References

  1. Yalom ID: The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy New York: Basic Books, 1970.
  2. Yalom ID: Existential Psychotherapy New York: Basic Books, 1980.
  3. Yalom ID and Elkins G: "Everyday gets a Little Closer" New York: Basic Books, 1974.
  4. Yalom's acceptance speech delivered at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in May 2000 at New Orleans

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