Irvin Yalom
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- Born
- 1931 · Washington and D.C.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- writer · psychologist · university teacher · psychiatrist · existential therapist · psychotherapist · psychoanalyst
- Fields
- psychiatry · psychotherapy · existential psychology · creative and professional writing
- Education
- George Washington University · Boston University School of Medicine · Theodore Roosevelt High School
- Honours
- Sigmund Freud Award · Oskar Pfister Award · Strecker Award
- Languages
- English
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Irvin Yalom studied at George Washington University, Boston University School of Medicine and Theodore Roosevelt High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is psychiatry, psychotherapy and existential psychology. Benedictus de Spinoza is recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with Stanford University. Distinctions recorded are Sigmund Freud Award, Oskar Pfister Award and Strecker Award.
Irvin Yalom is recorded as having studied at George Washington University, Boston University School of Medicine and Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Irwin D. Yalom at the Premie of Sabie Gisiger's documentary Yalom's Cure in Zürich, Switzerland.
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1931
Irvin Yalom born at Washington, D.C..
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- 1.Irvin D. Yalom MD: Autobiographical Note
- 2.Richman, Simmy. A Lifetime Spent in Therapy. The Independent. 2015-03-26.
- 3.Serlin, I. (1994). Remembering Rollo May: An interview with Irvin Yalom. The Humanistic Psychologist, 22(3), 268–274. https://doi.org/10.1080/08873267.1994.9976954
- 4.Review of The theory and practice of group psychotherapy. APA PsychNet.
- 5.Seelye, Katharine Q. Marilyn Yalom, 87, Historian, Scholar and Feminist Author. New York Times. 2019-11-29.
- 6.Sternberg Yalom, Sakino Mathilde. About Me. Joy of Living. 17 January 2025.
- 7.Previous Strecker Award Recipients
- 8.Rockefeller Foundation: The Mix Residents
- 9.The Commonwealth Club of California: The California Book Awards Winners 1931 - 2012
- 10.Oskar Pfister Award: Past Winners
- 11.Irvin D. Yalom, MD: Religion and Psychiatry
- 12.Sigmund Freud Award: Award Winners
- 13.Hoffman, Eva. Tales of Suspense from the Psychiatric Couch: Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, M.D. New York Times. 1989-09-06.
- 14.Joseph Coates: Placing Nietzsche At The Dawn of Psychoanalysis, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 1992
- 15.Allen, Bruce. When Nietzsche Wept: by Irvin D. Yalom. New York Times. 1992-08-09.
- 16.Kirsch, Jonathan. Getting Inside the Mind of a Shrink; Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom. Los Angeles Times. 1996-09-04.
- 17.See, Carolyn. I Shrink, therefore I Am. The Washington Post. 1999-10-01.
- 18.Excerpt The Schopenhauer Cure by Psychotherapie.net
- 19.Judith Viorst: The Schopenhauer Cure, The Washington Post, 23 February 2005
- 20.Irvin D. Yalom MD, Robert Berger MD: I´m calling the police! A Tale of Regression and Recovery by Psychotherapy.net
- 21.Ron Charles: The Spinoza Problem, The Washington Post, 22 February 2012
- 22.Lyford, Chris. Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom: Irvin D. Yalom Uses 10 Case Studies to Examine how Therapists can Collaborate with Patients. The Washington Post. 2015-05-08.
- 23.Excerpt The Gift of Therapy by Psychotherapie.net
- 24.Excerpt Staring At the Sun: Overcoming the Dread of Death by Psychotherapie.net
- 25.Nathan A. Heflick: Overcoming the Terror of Death, Psychologie Today/The Big Questions, 29 April 2011
- 26.Iweala, Uzodinma. Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir. New York Times Book Review. 2018-03-04.
- 27.Hale, Mary. Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality. Studies in Religion. 39. 4. 631–. 2010. 10.1177/0008429810382336.
- 28.Smith, Candace. Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality. Booklist. 102. 12. 112. February 15, 2006.
- 29.Spinelli, Ernesto. When Nietzsche Wept. Existential Analysis. 22. 1. 181–. 2011.
- 30.Rechtshaffen, Michael. At the Movies: Reviews; Yalom's Cure; He'll Make Your Life a Lot Better. Los Angeles Times. March 11, 2016.
- 31.Yalom, Irvin. On the Threshold. Irvin D. Yalom.
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Irvin Yalom studied at George Washington University, Boston University School of Medicine and Theodore Roosevelt High School. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Sciences in Medicine. His recorded influences include Benedictus de Spinoza.
Irvin Yalom worked in psychiatry, psychotherapy, existential psychology, creative and professional writing and prose. He was employed by Stanford University. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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