Josephine Rohrs Hilgard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Josephine Rohrs March 12, 1906 |
| Died | May 16, 1989 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Researcher Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst |
| Spouse | Ernest Hilgard |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Smith College Yale University Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychology Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Main interests | Psychoanalysis Hypnosis |
Josephine Rohrs Hilgard (12 March 1906 – 16 May 1989) was an American developmental psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. She was a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford Medical School. She conducted research on mental health and developed the theory of "anniversary reactions", which described how psychiatric issues might be triggered at anniversaries of significant events in a patient's life. She also specialized in hypnotherapy, and published research on the theory and practice of hypnosis.
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