Irvin D. Yalom

Irvin David Yalom (* June 13th 1931 in Washington DC), M.D., is an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, an existentialist, and accomplished psychotherapist. Dr. Yalom's works have been used as collegiate textbooks and standard reading for psychology students. His new and unique view of the patient/client relationship has been added to curriculum in Psychology programs at such schools as John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

Education

 * George Washington University — Bachelor of Arts, 1952
 * Boston University School of Medicine — Doctor of Medicine, 1956

Novels

 * (1992) When Nietzsche Wept
 * (1996) Lying on the Couch
 * (2005) The Schopenhauer Cure

Nonfiction

 * (1970 1st ed, 1975 2nd ed., 2005 5th ed.) The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
 * (1974) Every Day Gets a Little Closer
 * (1980) Existential Psychotherapy
 * (1983) Inpatient Group Psychotherapy
 * (1989) Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
 * (1998) The Yalom Reader
 * (1999) Momma and the Meaning of Life
 * (2001) The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients