Paula Heimann | |
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 Paula Heimann in 1952 | |
| Born | 2 February 1899 |
| Died | 22 October 1982 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
| Known for | Establishing the importance of countertransference in psychoanalysis |
| Spouse | Franz Heimann (m. 1924 – 1933) |
| Children | Mirza (b. 1925) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry, psychoanalysis |
| Thesis | Über atypische Eisenreaktionen bei progressiver Paralyse ("On atypical iron reactions in progressive paralysis") (1925) |
Paula Heimann (née Klatzko; 2 February 1899 – 22 October 1982) was a German psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, who established the phenomenon of countertransference as an important tool of psychoanalytic treatment.[1]
- ^ Heimann, Paula (1950). "On countertransference". International Journal of Psychoanalysis. 31: 81–84. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2013.