biography
| name: |
Bowlby, (Edward) John (Mostyn)
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pronunciation:
[bohlbee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1907–90)
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| biography:
| British psychiatrist, the son of an eminent surgeon. He studied at Cambridge, and became staff psychologist at the London Child Guidance Clinic (1937–40). After World War 2 he moved to the Tavistock Clinic (1946–72), to become chairman of the department for children and parents (1946–68). His early research concerned crime and juvenile delinquency, but he is best known for his work on the effects of maternal deprivation upon the mental health and emotional development of children. |
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