René Spitz
René Spitz · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychoanalyst known for research on hospitalism and infant deprivation
1887, Vienna, Austria — 1974, Denver, Colorado, USA
Austria · United States
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René Spitz was an Austrian-American psychoanalyst whose observational research on institutionalized infants demonstrated 'hospitalism' and 'anaclitic depression' — the severe developmental harm caused by emotional deprivation and lack of a caregiver. Born into a Jewish family in Vienna, he trained in the psychoanalytic movement and later worked in the United States. His filmed studies transformed understanding of early attachment and infant mental health.
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Psychoanalyst known for research on hospitalism and infant deprivation
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