Nathan ackerman biography

The Psychodynamics of Family Life(1958)!

Nathan Ackerman

American psychiatrist and psychotherapist
Date of Birth: 22.11.1908
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Biography of Nathan Ackerman
  2. Career and Contributions
  3. Establishment of Family Mental Health Clinic
  4. Legacy

Biography of Nathan Ackerman

Early Life and Education

Nathan Ackerman, an American psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was born in 1908 in Bessarabia to David Ackerman, a pharmacist, and Berta Greenberg, a homemaker. In 1912, his family immigrated to the United States, where he completed his primary education in New York City. In 1933, Ackerman graduated from the medical school at Columbia University.

Career and Contributions

After completing his internship at Montefiore Hospital in New York City, Ackerman pursued his residency at the Menninger Clinic and Sanatorium in Topeka, Kansas. He continued working at the Menninger Clinic after his residency ended in 1935. In 1937, Ackerman was appointed as the chief psychiatrist of the Menninger Clinic and la Treating the Troubled Family(1966).