Otto Allen Will, Jr.

Otto Allen Will, Jr. (April 26, 1910 – November 17, 1993^[1]) was a U.S. psychiatrist whose work in psychoanalysis focused on treatment of schizophrenic / schizophrenia patients^[2] using intensive psychotherapy. He is also credited for his advancement of Attachment Theory^[3] and Milieu therapy^{[citation needed]}.

Training

Dr. Will received his medical degree from Stanford University, School of Medicine. After his residency and service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he received post-doctorate trained at Washington School of Psychiatry and the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. Through this training he joined the Interpersonal psychoanalysis movement founded by Harry Stack Sullivan, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, and others.

Professional life

He served as Director of Psychotherapy at Chestnut Lodge from 1954-1967. From Chestnut Lodge, he was hired as Medical Director for the Austen Riggs Center.^[4] During his work at both institution he establish an international reputation for his work with schizophrenic patients using intensive psychotherapy instead of biological or psychopharmacological treatments.^[5][6]

References

1. ^ "Otto Allen Will Jr., 83, Psychoanalyst, Is Dead". The New York Times. November 22, 1993. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/22/obituaries/otto-allen-will-jr-83-psychoanalyst-is-dead.html. 
2. ^ H.I. Kaplan, A.M. Freedman (1980). Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (3rd edition), vol. 2. Baltimore/London: William and Walkins. pp. 1217. ISBN 0683033573. 
3. ^ D.P. Schwartz, J.L. Sacksteder (1980). Attachment and the Therapeutic Process: Essays in Honor of Otto Allen Will, Jr.. International Universities Press. pp. 378. ISBN 9780823604470. 
4. ^ M.G. Thompson, S. Thompson (1988). "Interview with Dr. Otto Allen Will, Jr.". Contemporary Psychoanalysis 34 (2): 289–304. http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=cps.034.0289a. 
5. ^ O.A. Will (1961). "Process, Psychotherapy, and Schizophrenia". Psychotherapy of the Psychoses, A. Burton (ed.) (New York: Basic Books): 10–42. 
6. ^ O.A. Will (1964). "Schizophrenia and the Psychotherapeutic Field.)". Contemporary Psychoanalysis 1 (3): 1–29. 

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Name	Will, Otto Allen, Jr.
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Date of birth	April 26, 1910
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Date of death	November 17, 1993
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