Milton H. Erickson | |
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 Erickson before 1922 | |
| Born | Milton Hyland Erickson 5 December 1901 |
| Died | 25 March 1980 (aged 78) |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist and psychotherapist |
| Spouse(s) | Helen, Elizabeth |
| Hypnosis |
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Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist and psychologist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy. He was the founding president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. He is noted for his approach to the unconscious mind as creative and solution-generating. He is also noted for influencing brief therapy, strategic family therapy, family systems therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and neuro-linguistic programming.[1]
- ^ Gorton, Gregg E. (2005). "Milton Hyland Erickson, 1901–1980". American Journal of Psychiatry. 162 (7): 1255. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.162.7.1255. ISSN 0002-953X.