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| Born | Irvin David Yalom (1931-06-13)June 13, 1931 (age 93) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | George Washington University (BA) Boston University (MD) |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn Yalom, Sakino Sternberg (2024 - present) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Fields | Psychotherapy,Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
Irvin David Yalom (/ˈɜːrvɪnˈjæləm/; born June 13, 1931) is an Americanexistentialpsychiatrist who is an emeritus professor ofpsychiatry atStanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction.
Yalom was born inWashington, D.C.[1] About fifteen years prior to his birth in the United States, Yalom'sJewish parents emigrated from Belarus and eventually opened a grocery store in Washington DC. Yalom spent much of his childhood reading books in the family home above the grocery store and in a local library. After graduating from high school, he attendedGeorge Washington University and thenBoston University School of Medicine.
After graduating with a BA from George Washington University in 1952 and a Doctor of Medicine from Boston University School of Medicine in 1956, he went on to complete his internship atMount Sinai Hospital in New York and his residency at the Phipps Clinic ofJohns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he completed his training in 1960.[2] After two years of Army service at Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu, Yalom began his academic career at Stanford University. He was appointed to the faculty in 1963 and promoted over the following years, being granted tenure in 1968. Soon after this period he made some of his most lasting contributions by teaching about group psychotherapy and developing his model ofexistential psychotherapy.
Yalom spoke highly ofRollo May, who was his therapist for a while.[3][2]
His writing on existential psychology centers on what he refers to as the four "givens" of thehuman condition:isolation,meaninglessness,mortality andfreedom, and discusses ways in which the human person can respond to these concerns either in a functional or dysfunctional fashion.
In 1970, Yalom publishedThe Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, speaking about the research literature around group psychotherapy and the social psychology of small group behavior. This work explores how individuals function in a group context, and how members of group therapy gain from his participation group.[4]
In addition to his scholarly, non-fiction writing, Yalom has produced a number of novels and also experimented with writing techniques. InEvery Day Gets a Little Closer Yalom invited a patient to co-write about the experience of therapy. The book has two distinct voices which are looking at the same experience in alternating sections. Yalom's works have been used as collegiate textbooks and standard reading for psychology students. His new and unique view of the patient/client relationship has been added to curriculum in psychology programs at such schools asJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
Yalom has continued to maintain a part-time private practice and has authored a number of video documentaries on therapeutic techniques. Yalom is also featured in the 2003 documentaryFlight from Death, a film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to subconscious influences. The Irvin D. Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy, which he co-directs with ProfessorRuthellen Josselson, works to advance Yalom's approach to psychotherapy. This unique combination of integrating more philosophy into psychotherapy can be considered aspsychosophy.
He was married to author and historianMarilyn Yalom, who died on November 20, 2019. Their four children are: Eve, a gynecologist, Reid, a photographer, Victor, a psychologist and entrepreneur and Ben, a theater director.[5] In 2024, he married Sakino Sternberg, a clinical psychologist in Berlin.[6]
You can find following text inDr. Yalom’s Facebook about the music:An eminent Iranian composer,Pezhman Mosleh, has honored me with this gift: a musical composition and video arrangement.[1]
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