Paul Federn
Paul Federn · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychoanalyst known for ego psychology and work on psychosis
1871, Vienna, Austria-Hungary — 1950, New York City, United States
Austria · United States
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Federn was one of Sigmund Freud's earliest and closest collaborators, best known for developing ego psychology and for pioneering the psychoanalytic treatment of psychosis. Born into a prominent Viennese Jewish family, he fled Austria after the Nazi annexation and continued his work in New York. His concept of 'ego boundaries' influenced later understandings of schizophrenia.
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Psychoanalyst known for ego psychology and work on psychosis
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