Otto Allen Will Jr.

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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. OCLC 7575195.
  5. ^ M.G. Thompson; S. Thompson (1988). "Interview with Dr. Otto Allen Will, Jr". Contemporary Psychoanalysis. 34 (2): 289–304. doi:10.1080/00107530.1998.10746363.
  6. ^ O.A. Will (1961). A. Burton (ed.). "Process, Psychotherapy, and Schizophrenia". Psychotherapy of the Psychoses. New York: Basic Books: 10–42. doi:10.1037/10643-001.
  7. ^ O.A. Will (1964). "Schizophrenia and the Psychotherapeutic Field.)". Contemporary Psychoanalysis. 1 (3): 1–29. doi:10.1080/00107530.1964.10745075.
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