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Paul Schilder

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Paul Schilder · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Psychiatrist known for research on body image and group psychotherapy

When

1886, Vienna, Austria — 1940, New York City, USA

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Paul Schilder is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Psychiatrist known for research on body image and group psychotherapy

How & why

Paul Schilder was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst best known for developing the concept of the 'body image' (the mental representation of one's own body) and for pioneering group psychotherapy. Jewish, he emigrated from Vienna to the United States, where he worked at New York's Bellevue Hospital until his early death in a traffic accident.

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Psychiatrist known for research on body image and group psychotherapy

1886

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology