Herbert Freudenberger

Herbert J. Freudenberger
Born(1926-11-26)November 26, 1926
Frankfurt, Germany
Died29 November 1999(1999-11-29) (aged 73)
New York City, United States
NationalityAmerican, German
Alma materNew York University Ph.D, 1956
Brooklyn College B.A., 1951
Known forBurnout (psychology)
AwardsAmerican Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology

Herbert J. Freudenberger (1926–1999) was a German-born American psychologist. Though Freudenberger had many jobs during his life, including practitioner, editor, theoretician, and author, his most significant contribution is in the understanding and treatment of stress, chronic fatigue and substance abuse.[1]

Freudenberger was one of the first to describe the symptoms of exhaustion professionally and perform a comprehensive study of "burnout". In 1980, he published a book[2] dealing with chronic fatigue, which became a standard reference for the phenomenon. Freudenberger was awarded the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology in 1999.[3]

  1. ^ Canter, M. B., & Freudenberger, L. (2001). Herbert J. Freudenberger (1926–1999). American Psychologist, 56(12), 1171. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
  2. ^ Freudenberger, Herbert; Richelson, Géraldine (1980). Burn Out: The High Cost of High Achievement. What it is and how to survive it. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-20048-5.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Herbert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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