Helen Singer Kaplan
| Helen Singer Kaplan | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 1929 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | August 17, 1995 (aged 66) New York City |
| Occupation | Sex therapist |
Helen Singer Kaplan (February 6, 1929 – August 17, 1995) was an Austrian-born American sex therapist and the founder of the first clinic in the United States for sexual disorders established at a medical school. The New York Times described Kaplan as someone who was "considered a leader among scientific-oriented sex therapists. She was noted for her efforts to combine some of the insights and techniques of psychoanalysis with behavioral methods." She was also dubbed the "Sex Queen" because of her role as a pioneer in sex therapy during the sexual revolution in 1960s America, and because of her advocacy of the idea that people should enjoy sexual activity as much as possible, as opposed to seeing it as something dirty or harmful. The main purpose of her dissertation is to evaluate the psychosexual dysfunctions because these syndromes are among the most prevalent, worrying and distressing medical complaints of modern times.
Kaplan was born in Vienna, Austria, on February 6, 1929. In 1940, she emigrated to The United States, becoming a citizen in 1947. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University in 1951, graduating magna cum laude. She was then educated at Columbia University, where she received a master's degree in psychology in 1952, and then a PhD in psychology in 1955. At New York Medical College, she earned a medical degree in 1959, and later completed a comprehensive course in psychoanalysis there in 1970. In 1964, she initiated a unique residency program for women MDs with children at New York Medical College,the "mother's program" enabled residents to be free during vacations and emergencies to care for their children. She was a long-time professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. She died of cancer at the age of 66.
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