John Patrick Spiegel
John Patrick Spiegel | |
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| Born | March 17, 1911 |
| Died | July 17, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Parent(s) | Lena Straus Spiegel Modie Spiegel |
| Family | Polly Spiegel Cowan (sister) Joseph Spiegel (grandfather) Alix Spiegel (granddaughter) |
John Paul Spiegel (March 17, 1911 – July 17, 1991) was an American
As president-elect of the APA in 1973, and a closeted homosexual at the time, he helped to change the definition of homosexuality in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which had previously described homosexuality as sexual deviance and that homosexuals were pathological.[3][4]Biography
Spiegel was born in
Northwestern University School of Medicine. He later taught at the University of Chicago and Harvard University, and practiced medicine at Michael Reese Hospital
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During
Lemberg Center for the Study of Violence
from 1966 to 1979.
Personal life
Spiegel was married to Babette Shiller (d.1975); they had four children: Adam Spiegel, Heli Spiegel Meltsner, Mamie Spiegel, and Polly Spiegel.National Public Radio correspondent Alix Spiegel.[5] After the death of his wife, he came out as gay.[6] He died on July 17, 1991, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Publications
- 1945. War Neuroses. with Roy R. Grinker Sr., Philadelphia, 1945.
References
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
John P. Spiegel, an expert on combat fatigue and urban violence, died on Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was 80 years old.
- ^ Heise, Kenan (July 19, 1991). "Dr. John P. Spiegel, 80". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
Dr. John P. Spiegel, 80, a retired Brandeis University faculty member and a nationally renowned social psychiatrist, conducted pioneer research on violence as part of war, the inner city and the family.
- ^ "204: 81 Words". This American Life. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ The story of the revision was revealed in a 2002 episode of the NPR radio series This American Life titled "81 Words".
- ^ "Alix Spiegel : NPR".
- ^ "204: 81 Words". This American Life. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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