Otto Weininger Memorial Award

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The Otto Weininger Memorial Award for lifetime achievement is given annually by the Canadian Psychological Association Psychoanalytic Section to a psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychologist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical, empirical, or theoretical contributions in the areas of psychoanalytic or psychodynamic psychology.

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History of Award

The award was first given in 2005 [1] and named after the child psychologist Otto Weininger (1929–2003). [2]

Recipients of the award

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