Alexis Brook
Alexis Brook | |
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| Born | 24 January 1920 Chiswick, England |
| Died | 7 August 2007 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, psychotherapist |
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| Children | 2 (and 2 stepchildren) |
| Relatives | Peter Brook (brother) Irina Brook (niece) Simon Brook (nephew) |
Alexis Brook (24 January 1920 – 7 August 2007) was a British
Early life
Alexis Brook was born in
Career
He did clinical training at the Middlesex Hospital in London, and qualified as a medical doctor in 1943.
He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1944 to 1947, in the later stages of Second World War and immediately afterwards, in the Far East: in India, Burma and Indochina (now Vietnam). His experiences in the war, of the effects of poor morale, led him to pursue a career in mental health.
After the war, he trained as a psychiatrist at the
He also wrote books and articles on research interests that included emotional problems in general practice, mental health and emotional environment as part of
Personal life
He was survived by two children from his marriage to his first wife Maureen, and by his second wife Ruth and two stepdaughters.
References
- ^ a b Wittenberg, Isca (27 September 2007). "Obituary: Alexis Brook". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-4088-5228-6. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
- Brook, Alexis (1920-2007) psychoanalyst
- Zalidis, S. (2007). "Alexis Brook". BMJ: British Medical Journal. 335 (7630): 1161. PMC 2099559.
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009; http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpps20/23/4
- Alexis Brook's publications, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009