Herbert Spiegel
Psychiatrist, Author
1914 – 2009
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Who was Herbert Spiegel?
Herbert Spiegel was an American psychiatrist who popularized therapeutic hypnosis as a mainstream medical treatment for patients suffering from pain, anxiety and addictions. He also gained notoriety for his treatment of the woman known as Sybil, whose case became the subject of a book, 1976 television miniseries and 2007 television movie.
Herbert Spiegel was the father of David Spiegel, M.D., of Stanford University, who likewise is an expert in hypnosis.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1914
McKeesport - Children
- Profession
- Education
- University of Pittsburgh
- Employment
- Columbia University
- Died
- Dec 15, 2009
Manhattan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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