Pioniera americana della psicosomatica
A Vienna fa un’analisi con Helene Deutsch.
Nel 1939 fonda il Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine e tre anni dopo l’American Society for Research in Psychosomatic Problems (poi American Psychosomatic Society).
Tra i suoi lavori figurano:
Psychosomatic Diagnosis, 1943
Mind and Body. Psychosomatic Medicine, 1947
Synopsis of Psychosomatic Diagnosis and Treatment, 1948
Your Child’s Mind and Body. A Practical Guide for Parents, 1949
Psychiatry in the Medical Specialties, 1959
Links
Helen Flanders Dunbar (in tedesco)
Helen Flanders Dunbar (in inglese)
Helen Flanders Dunbar (1902-1959), by Hendrika Vande Kemp