Arthur Janov

Arthur Janov
Born	(1924-08-21)August 21, 1924 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2017(2017-10-01) (aged 93) Malibu, California, U.S.
Other names	Art Janov[1]
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles Claremont Graduate School
Occupation(s)	Psychologist, psychotherapist, writer
Years active	1952–2017
Known for	Creator of Primal therapy
Notable work	The Primal Scream
Spouses	Vivian Glickenstein ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1980)​ France Daunic ​ (m. 1980)​

Arthur Janov (/ˈdʒænəv/; August 21, 1924 – October 1, 2017), also known as Art Janov,^[1] was an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer. He gained notability as the creator of primal therapy, a treatment for mental illness that involves repeatedly descending into, feeling, and experiencing long-repressed childhood pain.^[2] Janov first directed a psychotherapy institute called the Primal Institute on North Almont Dr. in West Hollywood, California and from 1980 at the Janov Primal Center at 1205 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, in Venice, Los Angeles and latterly on Ashland Avenue in Santa Monica, California.

Janov was the author of many books, most notably The Primal Scream (1970),^[1] as well as The Biology of Love and Life Before Birth: The Hidden Script That Rules our Lives.