Aaron Esterson
British psychiatrist (1923–1999)
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Aaron Esterson (23 September 1923 – 15 April 1999) was a British psychiatrist, practising in Glasgow.
Born23 September 1923
Died15 April 1999 (aged 75)
EducationGlasgow University (MD)
OccupationPsychiatrist
Aaron Esterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1923 |
| Died | 15 April 1999 (aged 75) |
| Education | Glasgow University (MD) |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Known for | Founding the Philadelphia Association |
He was one of the founders of the Philadelphia Association along with R. D. Laing.
Born in Glasgow in 1923, Esterson served in the Royal Navy as a wireless operator on a minesweeper during World War II.[1] After the war, he earned an M.D. from Glasgow University in 1951.[2] He first was a general practitioner, then became a psychiatrist in 1954, after which he practiced in British mental hospitals and psychiatric units. In 1962, he established a private practice as an existential psychoanalyst and family therapist.[2]
Bibliography
- Laing, R.D. & Esterson, A. (1958) Collusive Function of Pairing in Analytic Groups, British Journal of Medical Psychology
- Laing, R.D. & Esterson, A. (1964) Sanity, Madness, and the Family: Families of Schizophrenics. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-021157-8
- Esterson, A., Cooper D. and Laing, R.D. (1965) Results of family-oriented therapy with hospitalised schizophrenics, British Medical Journal
- Leaves of Spring: Study in the Dialectics of Madness (Stud. in Existentialism S) (1970) Tavistock Publications ISBN 0-422-73210-9
- The Leaves of Spring: Study in the Dialectics of Madness (Pelican S.) (1972) Penguin Books Ltd ISBN 0-14-021458-5