William Guglielmo Niederland (29 August 1904 – 30 July 1993) was a

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- American psychoanalyst and a pioneer in the scholarly field of psychogeography. He was born in Schippenbeil, East Prussia, the son of an orthodox rabbi, and in early life was exposed to both the classic Talmudic education and to the secular learning of the Realgymnasium of Würzburg, Bavaria. After completing his medical studies at the University of Würzburg, he went on to an internship and residency in medicine. For years he served as an officer of the Department of Health for the industrial region of the Ruhr.PEP Web - William G. Niederland, M.D—1905–1993
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survivors. He investigated and documented the particular characteristics of their reactions, coining the term " survivor syndrome" in 1961. He later worked with the Vietnam Veteran Working Group in restoring the concept of

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disorders to the

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's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) in 1980. Niederland is the author of ''The Schreber Case: Psychoanalytic Profile of a Paranoid Personality'' (1974), which is about

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References

2. "Psychiatric Status of Holocaust Survivors" NIEDERLAND, Wm. G. Am J Psychiatry. 1982; 139: 1646

External links

Guide to the Papers of William G. Niederland Collection (1904–1993)
at the

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. American psychiatrists German psychiatrists 1904 births 1993 deaths People from Bartoszyce County People from East Prussia German healthcare managers 20th-century American physicians German emigrants to the United States {{US-psychiatrist-stub