Josephine R. Hilgard

Josephine Rohrs Hilgard
Born
Josephine Rohrs

(1906-03-12)March 12, 1906
DiedMay 16, 1989(1989-05-16) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Researcher
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
SpouseErnest Hilgard
Children2
Academic background
Alma materSmith College
Yale University
Stanford University School of Medicine
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Psychiatry
InstitutionsStanford University School of Medicine
Main interestsPsychoanalysis
Hypnosis

Josephine Rohrs Hilgard (12 March 1906 – 16 May 1989) was an American developmental psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. She was a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford Medical School. She conducted research on mental health and developed the theory of "anniversary reactions", which described how psychiatric issues might be triggered at anniversaries of significant events in a patient's life. She also specialized in hypnotherapy, and published research on the theory and practice of hypnosis.