Lewis Robert Wolberg (July 4, 1905 – February 3, 1988) was an

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. He advocated the use of hypnoanalysis in

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treatment. He wrote or edited 20 books, and in 1945 founded the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in

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. In 1927, Wolberg graduated from the

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and obtained his

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from

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in 1930. From 1967 to 1986, he was professor of psychiatry at the

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. Wolberg was also interested in

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and

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. He authored ''The Psychology of Eating'' in 1936. He was highly critical of

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s. To treat obesity, he recommended a low-calorie diet.Zweiniger‐Bargielowska, Ina. (2005). ''The Culture of the Abdomen: Obesity and Reducing in Britain, circa 1900–1939''. ''

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'' 44 (2): 239-273.

Selected publications

''The Psychology of Eating''
(1936) *''Medical Hypnosis'' (two volumes, 1948) *''The Technique of Psychotherapy'' (1954)
''Hypnosis, is it for you?''
(1972) *''Handbook of Short-Term Psychotherapy'' (1980) *''The Practice of Psychotherapy: 506 Questions and Answers'' (1982) *"Hypnoanalysis" 1945, 2nd. edition 1964

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1905 births 1988 deaths American psychiatrists Diet food advocates Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Tufts University School of Medicine alumni University of Rochester alumni 20th-century American physicians {{US-psychiatrist-stub

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