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Feb 26, 2025
Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint (1934–2025), psychiatrist who explored racism
Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint was a psychiatrist whose work studying the impact of racism on Black populations filled books and fueled debates about culture and politics.
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Nov 7, 2023
Wanda PóÅ‚tawska (1921–2023), Holocaust survivor befriended the Pope
Wanda PóÅ‚tawska was a Polish doctor and author who was tortured in medical experiments by the Nazis, and later went on to befriend the future .
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Oct 31, 2023
Dr. David Shaffer (1936–2023), expert in child and teen suicide
Dr. David Shaffer was a psychiatrist who did pioneering studies on child and teen suicide that led to more effective prevention methods.
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Oct 18, 2023
Roland Griffiths (1946–2023), psychedelic-assisted therapies pioneer
Roland Griffiths was a psychopharmacologist and psychedelics researcher who helped pioneer the study of psychedelic-assisted therapy for depression, anxiety, addiction, and PTSD.
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Nov 2, 2021
Dr. Aaron Beck (1921–2021), father of cognitive therapy
Dr. Aaron Beck was a psychotherapist who was a pioneer in the development of cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Dec 17, 2020
Darold Treffert (1933–2020), autism researcher who consulted on “Rain Man”
Darold Treffert was a psychiatrist whose pioneering research helped us better understand autism and savant syndrome.
