George Eman Vaillant (/vəˈlænt/; born June 16, 1934) is an American psychiatrist and Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Research for the Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Vaillant has spent his research career charting adult development and the recovery process of schizophrenia, heroin addiction, alcoholism, and personality disorder. Through 2003, he spent 30 years as Director of the Study of Adult Development at the Harvard University Health Service. The study has prospectively charted the lives of 724 men and women for over 60 years.[1]
A major focus of his work in the past has been to develop ways of studying defense mechanisms empirically; more recently, he has been interested in successful aging and human happiness.
In 2008, he took up a supervisory role for psychiatric trainees at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. In June 2009, Joshua Wolf Shenk published an article in the Atlantic Monthly entitled "What Makes Us Happy?" which focused on Vaillant's work in the Grant Study, a study of 268 men over many decades.[2]
Vaillant has been married four times, once to late psychotherapist Leigh McCullough. He currently lives in California with his current wife, Diane Highumn a psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School graduate, and step-daughter, Zoe.
Awards
Vaillant has received the Foundations Fund Prize for Research in Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association, the Strecker Award from The Pennsylvania Hospital, the Burlingame Award from The Institute for Living, and the Jellinek Award for research on alcoholism. In 1995 he received the research prize of the International Psychogeriatric Society.[3]
He joined the board of trustees of Alcoholics Anonymous as a Class A (non-alcoholic) trustee in 1998.[5]
Books
Vaillant, GE (1977), Adaptation to Life, Boston, MA, Little, Brown, 1977 (also Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Hardcover, 396pp ISBN0-316-89520-2) [also German, Korean and Chinese translations] (Reprinted with a new preface in 1995 by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA)
Vaillant, GE (1983), Natural History of Alcoholism, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press
Vaillant, GE (1992), Ego Mechanisms of Defense: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Press
Vaillant, GE (1993), The Wisdom of the Ego, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, ISBN0-674-95373-8
Vaillant, GE (2002), Aging Well, Boston, Little Brown, ISBN0-316-09007-7
Vaillant, GE (2008), Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith, Broadway Books, ISBN0-7679-2657-9
Vaillant, GE (2012), Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study, Belknap Press, ISBN0-674-05982-4
Vaillant, GE (2017), Heaven on My Mind: Using the Harvard Grant Study of Adult Development to Explore the Value of the Prospection of Life After Death, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ISBN1536121134
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Vaillant.
^"Interview: A Doctor Speaks". AA Grapevine. 57 (12). May 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
Further reading
"Conversation with George Vaillant." Addiction. 2005 Mar; 100 (3):274-80.
"Interview: A Doctor Speaks". AA Grapevine Magazine, May 2001, Vol. 57, No. 12.
Shenk, Joshua Wolf (June 2009). "What makes us happy?". The Atlantic. 303 (5): 36–53.
"Vaillant on 'Spiritual Evolution'". Brief review of most recent book.
"What Makes Us Happy?". Article in the Atlantic.
January 29, 2023
george, eman, vaillant, born, june, 1934, american, psychiatrist, professor, harvard, medical, school, director, research, department, psychiatry, brigham, women, hospital, vaillant, spent, research, career, charting, adult, development, recovery, process, sch. George Eman Vaillant v e ˈ l ae n t born June 16 1934 is an American psychiatrist and Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Research for the Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women s Hospital Vaillant has spent his research career charting adult development and the recovery process of schizophrenia heroin addiction alcoholism and personality disorder Through 2003 he spent 30 years as Director of the Study of Adult Development at the Harvard University Health Service The study has prospectively charted the lives of 724 men and women for over 60 years 1 George Vaillant speaking at TEDxAmsterdam 2014 Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Editorial board membership 4 Books 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingBiography EditGeorge Eman Vaillant s father George Clapp Vaillant committed suicide in 1945 George Eman was traumatized by his father s death and thus had deep emotional reasons for being interested in psychiatry citation needed He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School did his psychiatric residency at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center and completed his psychoanalytic training at the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute He has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists and has been an invited speaker and consultant for seminars and workshops throughout the world A major focus of his work in the past has been to develop ways of studying defense mechanisms empirically more recently he has been interested in successful aging and human happiness In 2008 he took up a supervisory role for psychiatric trainees at St Vincent s Hospital in Melbourne Australia In June 2009 Joshua Wolf Shenk published an article in the Atlantic Monthly entitled What Makes Us Happy which focused on Vaillant s work in the Grant Study a study of 268 men over many decades 2 Vaillant has been married four times once to late psychotherapist Leigh McCullough He currently lives in California with his current wife Diane Highumn a psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School graduate and step daughter Zoe Awards EditVaillant has received the Foundations Fund Prize for Research in Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association the Strecker Award from The Pennsylvania Hospital the Burlingame Award from The Institute for Living and the Jellinek Award for research on alcoholism In 1995 he received the research prize of the International Psychogeriatric Society 3 Editorial board membership EditVaillant sits on the Honorary International Advisory Board of the Mens Sana Monographs 4 He joined the board of trustees of Alcoholics Anonymous as a Class A non alcoholic trustee in 1998 5 Books EditVaillant GE 1977 Adaptation to Life Boston MA Little Brown 1977 also Lippincott Williams amp Wilkins Hardcover 396pp ISBN 0 316 89520 2 also German Korean and Chinese translations Reprinted with a new preface in 1995 by Harvard University Press Cambridge MA Vaillant GE 1983 Natural History of Alcoholism Cambridge MA Harvard University Press Vaillant GE 1992 Ego Mechanisms of Defense A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers Washington DC American Psychiatric Press Vaillant GE 1993 The Wisdom of the Ego Cambridge MA Harvard University Press ISBN 0 674 95373 8 Vaillant GE 1995 The Natural History of Alcoholism Revisited Cambridge MA Harvard University Press also Brazilian Portuguese translation Vaillant GE 2002 Aging Well Boston Little Brown ISBN 0 316 09007 7 Vaillant GE 2008 Spiritual Evolution A Scientific Defense of Faith Broadway Books ISBN 0 7679 2657 9 Vaillant GE 2012 Triumphs of Experience The Men of the Harvard Grant Study Belknap Press ISBN 0 674 05982 4 Vaillant GE 2017 Heaven on My Mind Using the Harvard Grant Study of Adult Development to Explore the Value of the Prospection of Life After Death Nova Science Publishers Inc ISBN 1536121134See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Vaillant Postponement of affect Career consolidation Keeper of the MeaningReferences Edit A 5 Year Test for Alcoholics What Makes us Happy IPA Junior Research Awards in Psychogeriatrics Archived 2012 03 19 at the Wayback Machine Mens Sana Interview A Doctor Speaks AA Grapevine 57 12 May 2001 Retrieved 20 April 2014 Further reading Edit Conversation with George Vaillant Addiction 2005 Mar 100 3 274 80 Interview A Doctor Speaks AA Grapevine Magazine May 2001 Vol 57 No 12 Shenk Joshua Wolf June 2009 What makes us happy The Atlantic 303 5 36 53 Vaillant on Spiritual Evolution Brief review of most recent book What Makes Us Happy Article in the Atlantic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Eman Vaillant amp oldid 1091627335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
