Austen Fox Riggs | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Riggs made in 1913 | |
| Born | December 12, 1876 |
| Died | March 5, 1940 (aged 63) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Psychoanalyst |
| Organization | Austen Riggs Center |
| Title | Medical Director |
| Term | 1913–1940 |
| Predecessor | position established |
| Successor | Charles H. Kimberly |
| Spouse | Alice McBurney Riggs |
| Children | 4 |
Austen Fox Riggs (December 12, 1876 – March 5, 1940) was an American psychiatrist and pioneering researcher in stress response. In 1913, he founded the Austen Riggs Center, a psychiatric treatment facility in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.[1][2]
- ^ Millet, John A. P. (1969). "Austen Fox Riggs: His Significance to American Psychiatry of Today". Am J Psychiatry. 125 (7): 948–953. doi:10.1176/ajp.125.7.948.
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