Ivan Eisler

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Ivan Eisler
Education
Known forWorks in field of family therapy
Scientific career
Fields family psychology
Institutions King's College London
Thesis Family Interaction: Bridging Clinical and Research Perspectives  (1991)
Doctoral students Mohammad Ali Besharat

Ivan Eisler OBE is a British psychologist and Professor in the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London. [1] Eisler is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and was a recipient of 2016 Birthday Honours for his services to family therapy. [2]

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References

  1. "Professor Ivan Eisler". South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust . Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "11 June 2016 - Association for Family Therapy".