Dr. William Glasser (Psychiatrist) - Biography

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By:  Kimberly Swanson, MS - Psy, CNA

William Glasser was an American psychiatrist, who created reality therapy and choice theory.  Dr. Glasser was born On May 11, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio.  In 1965, Dr. Glasser became renowned within the field of psychiatry with his book on Reality Therapy.  His book shredded a different light on new alternative techniques instead old traditional techniques used during his time.  He has written 27 books and several published articles.

Originally, Dr. Glasser taught Reality Therapy and then later developed Choice Theory psychology. A huge number of individuals across the globe attended Glasser’s training workshops (Buck, 2013).  Glasser also along with other practitioners questioned the diagnosis of mental health diseases with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), (e.g. the over usage and abusive tactic used with certain prescribed medicines used to treat certain mental illnesses) (Buck, 2013).

At first Glasser was a chemical engineer and later decided to become a medical doctor and study psychiatry. Glasser was enrolled at Case Western Reserve University’s medical school in Cleveland.  His   psychiatry training was at Veteran Administration Hospital in West Los Angeles and UCLA between 1954 and 1957.  He later became Board Certified in 1961. Dr. Glasser was in private practice from 1957 to 1986.  He died on August 23, 2013 at his home in Los Angeles, California. 

Reference

Buck, N.S.  (2013). William Glasser, MD 1925-2013.  Psychology Today. Retrieved from   https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/peaceful-parenting/201308/william-glasser-md-1925-2013-8.

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