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Margaret Schönberger Mahler | |
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Died | October 2, 1985 New York City, U.S. | (aged 88)
Nationality | Austrian |
Alma mater | University of Jena (Medicine,1922) |
Known for | Separation–individuation theory of child development |
Awards | APA Agnes Purceil McGavin Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Pediatrics |
Institutions | Margaret S. Mahler Psychiatric Research Foundation |
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Margaret Schönberger Mahler (May 10, 1897 in Ödenburg, Austria-Hungary; October 2, 1985 in New York) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist,[1] psychoanalyst, and pediatrician. She did pioneering work in the field of infant and young child research. On the basis of empirical studies, she developed a development model that became particularly influential in psychoanalysis and Object relations theory. Mahler developed the separation–individuation theory of child development.