Gerald Epstein
Gerald Epstein | |
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Epstein in 2015 | |
| Born | November 6, 1935 |
| Died | February 18, 2019 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College New York Medical College Stamford Hospital Kings County Hospital New York Psychoanalytic Society |
| Known for | Development of the use of mental imagery to treat psychiatric and physical disorders |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | American Institute for Mental Imagery |
Gerald N. Epstein (November 6, 1935 – February 18, 2019) was an American psychiatrist who used mental imagery and other mental techniques to treat physical and emotional problems. An author and a researcher, he was the founder and director of a mental imagery school for post-graduate mental health professionals, teaching imagery as a tool for healing and a "bridge to the inner world".