Fritz Redl
Fritz Redl · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychologist known for pioneering work with aggressive children
1902, Klaus, Austria — 1988, North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
Austria · United States
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Fritz Redl was an Austrian-American child psychoanalyst and educator, trained in Vienna, who became a leading authority on the treatment of aggressive and emotionally disturbed children. He developed influential concepts and methods such as the 'life space interview', and co-wrote 'Children Who Hate' and 'Controls from Within'; he worked at Wayne State University and the US National Institute of Mental Health. He was Jewish and emigrated after the Nazi annexation of Austria.
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Psychologist known for pioneering work with aggressive children
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
