Theodore Lidz

Professor, Author

1910 – 2001

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Who was Theodore Lidz?

Theodore Lidz was an American psychiatrist best known for his articles and books on the causes of schizophrenia and on psychotherapy with schizophrenic patients. An advocate of research into environmental causes of mental illness, Lidz was a notable critic of what he saw as a disproportionate focus on biological psychiatry. Lidz was a professor of Psychiatry at Yale University. In his lifetime, he did great amount of research on interpersonal causes of schizophrenia.

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Born
Apr 1, 1910
New York City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York
  • Johns Hopkins University
Employment
  • Yale School of Medicine
Died
Feb 16, 2001
Hamden

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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