Alice Miller (b. 1923) is a psychologist noted for her work in child development and its relationship to society. She is a strong anti-Freudianist and belongs to the anti-pedagogy school, holding that most depressions and other mental illnesses are caused by methods commonly used in childrearing. A baby thinking Developmental psychology is the scientific study of behavioral changes that occur in infants and children as they age. ... Sigmund Freud His famous couch Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, a movement that popularized the theory that unconscious motives control much behavior. ...
She was born in Poland and raised and educated in Switzerland. She gained her doctorate in 1953 in Zurich, Switzerland.
In the 1990s Miller strongly supported a new method from J. Konrad Stettbacher, who was later charged with incidents of sexual abuse. Since then she has refused to bring forward therapist or method recommendations. She explained her decision and how she could fall for Stettbacher and her opinion on regressive therapies in the open letters 'Communication to my readers' and 'Note to my readers'. Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. ...
Her books include:
Prisoners of Childhood: The Drama of the Gifted Child (1981) ISBN 0465062873
For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence (1983) ISBN 0374522693
Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child (1984) ISBN 0374525439
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self (1996) ISBN 0465016901
Paths of Life: Seven Scenarios (1998) ISBN 0375403795
The Truth Will Set You Free: Overcoming Emotional Blindness (2001) ISBN 0465045847
The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting (2005) ISBN 0393060659
Her essays include:
Childhood Trauma
The Political Consequences of Child Abuse
External links
The Forbidden Issue - Alice Miller official website
AliceMiller answers questions that refer to her works here:
AliceMiller, PhD in philosophy, psychology and sociology, as well as a researcher on childhood, is the author of 13 books, translated into thirty languages.
Fortunately, there are many mistreated children who find "helping witnesses" and can feel loved by them.
AliceMiller is a genius, her writings are a step beyond the ferocity of anyone else I have read, and for this I owe her an immeasurable debt of gratitude.
AliceMiller defended the true self of the child – but, like all of us, only insofar as she was able to connect consciously with her own true self through healing the wounds of her childhood.
AliceMiller was right the first time around, yet in her zeal to dismiss classical psychoanalysis (a foreshadowing of her repudiation of Stettbacher) she threw the baby out with the bathwater and let a key concept slip out of her hands.
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