This is a timeline of psychotherapy. Alternative meanings: Timeline is a 1999 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton Timeline is a 2003 film based on the novel. ...

See psychotherapy for a description of the nature and development of the subject. Psychotherapy is a set of techniques intended to improve mental health, emotional or behavioral issues of individuals, family members or a whole familys interactional climate. ...

Also see timeline of psychology. This is a Timeline of Psychological history. ...

Nineteenth century

1880s

• 1886 - Sigmund Freud opened in private practice in Vienna

// Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud [] (May 6, 1856–September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, based on his theory that human development is best understood in terms of changing objects of sexual desire; that the unconscious often represses wishes (generally of a... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Croatian and Serbian: Beč Romanian: Viena, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya;) Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

1890s

• 1892 - Foundation of the American Psychological Association (APA) headed by G. Stanley Hall.
• 1896 - The first psychological clinic was developed at the University of Pennsylvania marking the birth of clinical psychology.

The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. It has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. ... Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1844, Ashfield, Massachusetts - April 24, 1924) was a psychologist and educationalist who pioneered American psychology. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself; UPenn is also in common usage) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Clinical psychology is the application of psychology to problematic mental distress in a health and social care context. ...

Twentieth century

1900s

• 1900 - Sigmund Freud published 'Interpretation of Dreams' marking the beginning of Psychoanalytic Thought.
• 1906 - The Journal of Abnormal Psychology was founded by Morton Prince.

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1910s

• 1911 - Alfred Adler left Freud's Psychoanalytic Group to form his own school of thought, accusing Freud of overemphasizing sexuality and basing his theory on his own childhood.
• 1913 - Carl Jung departed from Freudian views and developed his own theories citing Freud's inability to acknowledge religion and spirituality. His new school of thought became known as Analytical Psychology.
• 1913 - Jacob L. Moreno applies Group Psychotherapy methods in Vienna. His new methods, which emphasise spontanaeity and interaction, later become known as Psychodrama and Sociometry.

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1920s

• 1921 - Jacob L. Moreno conducts the first large scale public Psychodrama session at the Komoedienhaus, Vienna. He moves to New York in 1925.

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1930s

• 1933 - Wilhelm Reich publishes his first influential book Character Analysis

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1940s

• 1942 - Carl Rogers published 'Counseling and Psychotherapy' suggesting that respect and a non-judgmental approach to therapy is the foundation for effective treatment of mental health issues.
• 1945 - The Journal of Clinical Psychology was founded.
• 1949 - Boulder Conference outlines scientist-practitioner model of clinical psychology, looking at the M.D. versus Ph.D. used by medical providers and researchers, respectively.

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1950s

• 1951 - Carl Rogers publishes his major work, Client-Centered Therapy.
• 1951 The seminal work of "Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality" is published, co-authored by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman, and Ralph Hefferline.
• 1952 - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) was published by The American Psychiatric Association marking the beginning of modern mental illness classification.
• 1953 - B.F. Skinner outlined behavioral therapy, lending support for behavioral psychology via research in the literature.
• 1953 - Code of Ethics for Psychologists was developed by the American Psychological Association.
• 1954 - Abraham Maslow helped to found Humanistic psychology and later developed his famous Hierarchy of Needs.

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1960s

• 1967 - Aaron Beck published a psychological model of depression suggesting that thoughts play a significant role in the development and maintenance of depression.
• 1968 - DSM II was published by the American Psychiatric Association.
• 1968 - First Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) professional degree program in Clinical Psychology was established in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign.
• 1969 - California School of Professional Psychology established as first freestanding school of professional psychology.

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1970s

The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

1980s

• 1980 - DSM III published by the American Psychiatric Association.

The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

1990s

• 1994 - DSM IV published by the American Psychiatric Association.

The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Twenty First century

References

• AllPsyc Online