Nossrat Peseschkian

Nossrat Peseschkian

Nossrat Peseschkian (June 18, 1933 – April 27, 2010) lived in Germany since 1954. He was a specialist in neurology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatic medicine. Peseschkian founded Positive Psychotherapy in 1968, based on a cross-cultural approach;[1] he was also the founder of the Wiesbaden Academy of Psychotherapy (WIAP),[2] a German-state licensed postgraduate institute of psychotherapy (since 1971).

Biography

Born and raised in Iran, Peseschkian came in 1954 to Germany for his studies in medicine at the universities of Freiburg, Frankfurt am Main and Mainz. After his medical specialization and his dissertation, he had his postgraduate training in psychotherapy in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the United States. As an international lecturer, Peseschkian had traveled to 67 countries worldwide. A global network of over 100 local, regional and national centers of Positive Psychotherapy has been established in 33 countries up to date. Until the end of 2006, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxemburg about 38.000 medical doctors, psychologists and pedagoges have been trained in his method.

Peseschkian wrote 26 different psychotherapeutic books, some of them have been translated into 23 languages. The method of positive psychotherapy is a psychodynamic method with a cross-cultural and humanistic background and has been developed since 1968. In 1977, the German Association for Positive Psychotherapy was founded. Internationally, Positive Psychotherapy is represented by the World Association of Positive Psychotherapy.[3] Swiss psychiatrist Professor G. Benedetti, explained in 1979: "His model is a notable synthesis of psychodynamic and behavior-therapeutic elements, making an essential contribution to unified relationship within psychotherapy".

Peseschkian was, up to the date of his death, the head of the International Academy for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy[4] the president of the World Association for Positive Psychotherapy, and Honorary President of the German Association for Positive Psychotherapy. He was honorary professor at the National Psychoneurologic Institute Bechterew in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1996, he received the Federal Order of Merit from the president of Germany. Peseschkian was a member of the Bahá'í Faith.

He is survived by his wife Manije Peseschkian, a family therapist, their two sons, both medical doctors in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy (Hamid Peseschkian; Nawid Peseschkian), and four grandchildren.[5]

Publications

Amongst Peseschkian's books and publications (mostly German, some English, Chinese and Russian and other languages) are:

Over 260 articles in professional journals in Germany and international academic publications.

Awards and honors

Memberships in Scientific Societies

International Associations

National Associations (Germany, Switzerland, Austria)

References

  1. ↑ "European Association of psychotherapy". EAP: Positive Psychotherapy (Peseschkian, since 1968). Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "WIAP".
  3. ↑ http://www.positum.org
  4. ↑ "Peseschkian Foundation".
  5. ↑ LLC Books (2010). Iranian Medical Biography Introduction: Nossrat Peseschkian, Zayn Al-Din Al-Jurjani, Jaghmini, Mansur Ibn Ilyas, Yuhanna Ibn Bukhtishu. General Books LLC. ISBN 9781155936260.

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