Joseph Berke
Joseph Berke | |
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Born | Joseph H. Berke January 17, 1939 |
Died | January 11, 2021 London, England |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatry |
Influences | R. D. Laing |
Influenced | David Edgar |
Joseph H. Berke, M.D., (January 17, 1939 – January 11, 2021)[1] was an American–born psychotherapist, author and lecturer. He studied at Columbia College of Columbia University and graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.[2] Berke moved to London in 1965 where he worked with R. D. Laing in the 1960s when the Philadelphia Association was being established. Berke was a resident at Kingsley Hall, where he helped Mary Barnes, a nurse who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, emerge from madness.[3] Barnes later became an artist and writer. A stage play based on the book that Berke and Barnes wrote together (Mary Barnes: Two Accounts of a Journey Through Madness) was adapted as a stage play by David Edgar. A film adaptation of the book is currently under consideration. Berke collaborated on a number of projects with Laing, including the Dialectics of Liberation international conference in London, July 15–30 1967, where he was the principal organizer. Berke worked as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist for individuals and families. He was the co-founder of the Arbours Association in London in 1970, and the founder and director of the Arbours Crisis Centre (1973-2010) in London.[4] He was the author of many articles and books on psychological, social, and religious themes. Berke died in London on January 11, 2021.[5]
Selected bibliography[]
Berke is the author of many articles and books on psychological, social, political and religious themes, including:
- Mary Barnes: Two Accounts of a Journey through Madness (with Mary Barnes)(2002) 3rd Edition, New York: Other Press
- The Cannabis Experience: An Interpretative Study of the Effects of Marijuana and Hashish (with Calvin Hernton) (1974), London: Peter Owen
- I Haven't Had To Go Mad Here (1979) Pelican Books
- The Tyranny of Malice: Exploring the Dark Side of Character and Culture (1988) NY: Summit Books
- Sanctuary: The Arbours Experience of Alternative Community Care (co-editor)(1995) London: Process Press
- Even Paranoids Have Enemies: New Perspectives on Paranoia and Persecution (co-editor).(1998)London: Routledge
- Beyond Madness: PsychoSocial Interventions in Psychosis (co-editor)(2001) London: Jessica Kingsley
His recent books include: Malice Through the Looking Glass (2009) 2nd Edition, London: Teva Publications Centers of Power: The Convergence of Psychoanalysis and Kabbalah (with Stanley Schneider)(2008) NY: Jason Aronson Why I Hate You and You Hate Me: The Interplay of Envy, Greed, Jealousy and Narcissism (2013) London: Karnac Books and The Hidden Freud: His Hassidic Roots (2015) London: Karnac Books
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Bermant, Danny. "The Life and work of Dr Joe Berke (video: at 56 seconds)". Vimeo. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Brief biography at Janus Head
- ^ Mary-Barnes obituary from telegraph.co.uk
- ^ "SLS - Joseph H. Berke". Laing Society. The Society for Laingian Studies. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Schatzman, Morton (21 January 2021). "Obituary: Psychotherapist and author Dr Joseph Berke". hamhigh.co.uk. Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links[]
- 1939 births
- 2021 deaths
- Columbia College (New York) alumni
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine alumni
- Family therapists
- British psychiatrists
- British psychoanalysts
- History of psychiatry
- Schizophrenia researchers