Leo Rangell
Encyclopedia
Leo Rangell was an American psychoanalyst
and clinical professor of psychiatry
at the University of California
. He was also twice president of the International Psychoanalytical Association
and the American Psychoanalytic Association
, and was accorded the title "Honorary President" in 1997. Rangell died May 28, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
in Los Angeles
. He was 97.
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...
and clinical professor of psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
. He was also twice president of the International Psychoanalytical Association
International Psychoanalytical Association
The International Psychoanalytical Association is an association including 12,000 psychoanalysts as members and works with 70 constituent organizations. It was founded in 1910 by Sigmund Freud, on an idea proposed by Sándor Ferenczi...
and the American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
American Psychoanalytic Association is an association of psychoanalysts in the United States. It was founded in 1911, and forms part of the International Psychoanalytical Association.-External links:**...
, and was accorded the title "Honorary President" in 1997. Rangell died May 28, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California....
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. He was 97.
Notable publications
- The Mind of Watergate (1980)
- My Life in Theory (2004)
- The Road to Unity in Psychoanalytic Theory (2006)
External links
- Leo Rangell, M.D profile at sigourneyaward.org