Nevenka Tadic
Encyclopedia
Nevenka Tadić (born 1926 in Bijeljina
, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina
) is a Serbia
n psychiatrist
most noted for her work in the psychotherapy
of children. She is the mother of Boris Tadić
, the president of Serbia
and the leader of Democratic Party
.
to Brodac
village near Bijeljina at the age of 16, got married there, and gave birth to a son and two daughters. Nevenka's father, Strahinja Kićanović, was a wealthy merchant
and landowner
, and as a leader of the Agrarian Party
in Semberija
before the World War II
, he was twice a candidate to become a member of the Parliament of Yugoslavia. He was killed in 1942 by the Ustaše
in Jadovno concentration camp
, during the World War II genocide.
(Belgrade Medical School
). She specialized neuropsychiatry
in Sarajevo
, where she has worked from 1954 to 1962. In 1957, she went to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
in Paris
for further education. There, she worked alongside some of the most notable French psychoanalysts such as Serge Lebovici, René Diatkine and Georges Heuyer. Afterwards, she has worked in Belgrade in the Mental Health Institute and, as a professor, on the Faculty of Defectology (today renamed to Faculty of Special education
and Rehabilitation
). She is an author of numerous books and articles, mainly related to the psychoanalysis
of children. She has also translated the book La Psychanalyse de l'enfant by Victor Smirnoff from French in 1970.
with her husband, Serbian philosopher
Ljubomir Tadić
, whom she met while studying at the University of Sarajevo
and with whom she has two children – daughter Vjera (Radović) (born 1952) and son Boris (born 1958), both of whom went on to become psychologists. Boris Tadić
is the president of Serbia
since 2004, as well as the leader of Democratic Party
.
Bijeljina
Bijeljina is a city and municipality in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city is the second largest in the Republika Srpska entity after Banja Luka and fifth largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is situated on the flat rich plains of Semberija...
, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
) is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n psychiatrist
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...
most noted for her work in the psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
of children. She is the mother of Boris Tadić
Boris Tadic
Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
, the president of Serbia
President of Serbia
The President of Serbia is the head of state of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.-Authority, legal and constitutional rights:...
and the leader of Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
.
Early life
Nevenka Tadić was born Nevenka Kićanović (Невенка Кићановић). Her mother Milica (née Konjević) came from Drenovac Radučki village in LikaLika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
to Brodac
Brodac
Brodac is a place located north of the city of Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are two parts of Brodac, Brodac Donji and Brodac Gornji.-Sport:The main football club is FK Jedinstvo Brodac....
village near Bijeljina at the age of 16, got married there, and gave birth to a son and two daughters. Nevenka's father, Strahinja Kićanović, was a wealthy merchant
Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
and landowner
Land tenure
Land tenure is the name given, particularly in common law systems, to the legal regime in which land is owned by an individual, who is said to "hold" the land . The sovereign monarch, known as The Crown, held land in its own right. All private owners are either its tenants or sub-tenants...
, and as a leader of the Agrarian Party
Agrarian Party (Yugoslavia)
The Agrarian Party was a political party within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was formed in 1919....
in Semberija
Semberija
Semberija is a geographical region in north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main city in the region is Bijeljina. Semberija is located between Drina and Sava rivers and Majevica mountain...
before the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he was twice a candidate to become a member of the Parliament of Yugoslavia. He was killed in 1942 by the Ustaše
Ustaše
The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement was a Croatian fascist anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was a blend of fascism, Nazism, and Croatian nationalism. The Ustaše supported the creation of a Greater Croatia that would span to the River Drina and to the border...
in Jadovno concentration camp
Jadovno concentration camp
Jadovno concentration camp was founded and controlled by Croatian Ustaše in 1941 and was used as the place where the victims were taken away to be executed...
, during the World War II genocide.
Professional career
After the war, Tadić got her medical degree from the University of BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
(Belgrade Medical School
University of Belgrade School of Medicine
The Belgrade Medical School is a constituent institution of the University of Belgrade, which offers a wide range of academic courses in Serbian and English, including specialist practice within a network of hospitals, institutes and medical clinics...
). She specialized neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry is the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system. It preceded the current disciplines of psychiatry and neurology, in as much as psychiatrists and neurologists had a common training....
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, where she has worked from 1954 to 1962. In 1957, she went to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
The Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Paris, France. Part of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, it is one of Europe's largest hospitals...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
for further education. There, she worked alongside some of the most notable French psychoanalysts such as Serge Lebovici, René Diatkine and Georges Heuyer. Afterwards, she has worked in Belgrade in the Mental Health Institute and, as a professor, on the Faculty of Defectology (today renamed to Faculty of Special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)
Rehabilitation of sensory and cognitive function typically involves methods for retraining neural pathways or training new neural pathways to regain or improve neurocognitive functioning that has been diminished by disease or traumatic injury....
). She is an author of numerous books and articles, mainly related to the psychoanalysis
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...
of children. She has also translated the book La Psychanalyse de l'enfant by Victor Smirnoff from French in 1970.
Personal life
Nevenka Tadić currently lives in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
with her husband, Serbian philosopher
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
Ljubomir Tadić
Ljubomir Tadic
Ljubomir "Ljuba" Tadić is a law graduate and a professor of philosophy at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy as well as a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts...
, whom she met while studying at the University of Sarajevo
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...
and with whom she has two children – daughter Vjera (Radović) (born 1952) and son Boris (born 1958), both of whom went on to become psychologists. Boris Tadić
Boris Tadic
Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
is the president of Serbia
President of Serbia
The President of Serbia is the head of state of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.-Authority, legal and constitutional rights:...
since 2004, as well as the leader of Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
.