John Derg Sutherland
J. D. Sutherland [John/Jock] (1905-1991) was a British psychoanalyst and theorist, notable also for his role as Medical Director of the Tavistock Clinic
Life and career
As a psychiatris in Edinburgh, Sutherland undertook a Training analysis with W. R. D. Fairbairn, before moving to London to become medical director of the Tavistick from 1947-68. He published a number of articles on pychoanalytic subjects, from object relations theory to group therapy, both singly and co-authored; as well as having an extensive private practice.[1]
Among the colleagues he worked with, and whose careers he fostered, were Charles Rycroft and R. D. Laing.[2]
His work in the States played a significant part in opening up ego psychology to the object relations tradition.[3]
Literary contributions
Sutherland in a psychobiography of John Buchan examined the theme of autonomy and compliance as explored in Buchan's writings.[4]
See also
Publications
- ---Fairbairn's Journey into the Interior (1989)
- ---The Autonomous Self (1994)
References
- ^ J. Scharff, The Psychodynamic Image (2005) p. x
- ^ R. D. Laing, The Divided Self (2010) Preface
- ^ The Autonomous Self
- ^ J. Scharff ed., The Autonomous Self (1994) p. 364