Otto Allen Will, Jr.

Otto Allen Will, Jr. (April 26, 1910 – November 17, 1993[1]) was a U.S. psychiatrist whose work in psychoanalysis focused on treatment of schizophrenic / schizophrenia patients[2] using intensive psychotherapy. He is also credited for his advancement of attachment theory[3] and milieu therapy.[4]

Training

Dr. 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 trained 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 1954-1967. 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

  1. "Otto Allen Will Jr., 83, Psychoanalyst, Is Dead". The New York Times. November 22, 1993.
  2. H.I. Kaplan, A.M. Freedman (1980). Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (3rd edition), vol. 2. Baltimore/London: William and Walkins. p. 1217. ISBN 0-683-03357-3.
  3. D.P. Schwartz, J.L. Sacksteder (1980). Attachment and the Therapeutic Process: Essays in Honor of Otto Allen Will, Jr. International Universities Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-8236-0447-0.
  4. 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.
  5. M.G. Thompson, S. Thompson (1988). "Interview with Dr. Otto Allen Will, Jr.". Contemporary Psychoanalysis 34 (2): 289–304.
  6. O.A. Will (1961). "Process, Psychotherapy, and Schizophrenia". Psychotherapy of the Psychoses, A. Burton (ed.) (New York: Basic Books): 10–42.
  7. O.A. Will (1964). "Schizophrenia and the Psychotherapeutic Field.)". Contemporary Psychoanalysis 1 (3): 1–29.
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