Margaret Brenman-Gibson

Margaret Brenman-Gibson (1918–2004)[1][2] was an American psychologist, among the first to use of hypnosis in the treatment of neurosis resulting from war and related areas.[3] She was the first non-physician to receive full clinical and research psychoanalytic training in America.[4] In 1982 she was one of the first women to receive a Harvard professorship[5] as Clinical Professor of Psychology.[6] She earned a Masters in Anthropology from Columbia University[7] and a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Kansas.[8][9] She was the only female psychotherapist[10] on the staff at the Austen Riggs Center[11] and was recognized[12] as a notable member of staff at the organization's centenary anniversary,[13] playing a key role in the organization's establishment as a leading psychiatric hospital and treatment center. Her other work includes a biography of Clifford Odets,[14] and narration of the film Erik Erikson: A Life’s Work.[15] She was married to the playwright William Gibson from 1940 until her death in 2004.[16]

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of International Biography: A Biographical Record of Contemporary Achievement. International Biographical Centre. 1977. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-900332-41-8.
  2. ^ Corsini, Raymond J. (1994). Encyclopedia of Psychology. New York: Wiley. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-471-55819-4.
  3. ^ Women, Joint Committee on the Status of, Oral history interview with Margaret Brenman-Gibson (video and transcript), retrieved 2020-06-21
  4. ^ "05: Dr. Brenman". The Third Table. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  5. ^ "Brenman-Gibson, Margaret - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  6. ^ Belfer, Myron L. "Margaret Brenman-Gibson" (PDF). fa.hms.harvard.edu/.
  7. ^ "Margaret Brenman-Gibson – News from Columbia's Rare Book & Manuscript Library". blogs.cul.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  8. ^ Klein, Edward (2009-12-16). Just Jackie: Her Private Years. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-57481-7.
  9. ^ Finstad, Suzanne (2005-09-27). Warren Beatty: A Private Man. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-33816-7.
  10. ^ Solomon, Deborah (2013-11-05). American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-71104-7.
  11. ^ "The Therapeutic Community Program at Riggs: Overview and History". Austen Riggs Center. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  12. ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "The Austen Riggs Center Celebrates A Century Of Pioneering Mental Health Care, Treatment, And Research | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  13. ^ "The Austen Riggs Center Celebrates A Century Of Pioneering Mental Health Care, Treatment, And Research". BioSpace. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  14. ^ "The Big Knife | Featured Screening". Screen Slate. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  15. ^ "Erik H. Erikson: A Life's Work". Films Media Group. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  16. ^ Hawtree, Christopher (February 11, 2009). "William Gibson, playwright and poet". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-20.