A. T. M. Wilson
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Alexander Thomson Macbeth Wilson MD RAMC FRCPsych FBPsS FRSA |
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| Born | 1906 Avondale, South Lanarkshire |
| Died | 14 September 1978 Compiègne, France |
| Nationality | British |
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Chairman of the Professor of organisational behaviour at the London Graduate School of Business Studies Adviser at Unilever |
| Notable work |
Some Aspects of Social Process Transitional Communities and Social Reconnection: A Study of the Civil Resettlement of British Prisoners of War |
| Spouse(s) | Mary |
Chairman of the
Professor of organisational behaviour at the London Graduate School of Business Studies
Some Aspects of Social Process
Alexander Thomson Macbeth Wilson MD RAMC FRCPsych FBPsS FRSA (also known as 'Tommy') (1906 – 14 September 1978) was a British psychiatrist who was a pioneer of therapeutic communities.
A.T.M. Wilson was born in Avondale, Lanarkshire, in 1906 to parish council registrar Alexander Wilson and his wife Hannah Thomson Wilson. He studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating BSc in 1929. Wilson became an MD in 1940.
From 1931 to 1934, Wilson was Lecturer in Physiology at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School. He then became Rockefeller Research Fellow and Physician at the .
In 1937, Wilson and Daniel T. Davies (from the Royal Free Hospital) published a paper on gastric conditions suggesting that stress played a key role in the development of peptic ulcers. The now-famous paper went on to conclude that particular personalities were particularly prone to developing gastric conditions.
Early in the war, Wilson was briefly appointed Acting Medical Director of the Tavistock Clinic. This was only a short appointment, because in 1941 Wilson joined the Royal Army Medical Corps. His first project involved a study of morale with Thomas Main, and at this time he also studied the sociological and disciplinary structure of the forces and the work of Moreno and Lewin. Wilson also worked with Brigadier Francis Crew at the Directorate of Biological Research, conducting statistical and epidemiological research for the military.
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