Franz Heigl (psychoanalyst)

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Göttingen, Parkfriedhof Junkerberg, honor grave of Franz Heigl and Annelise Heigl-Evers

Franz Seraph Heigl (born July 11, 1920 in Munich ; † August 18, 2001 in Göttingen ) was a German psychoanalyst and developed the Göttingen model of group psychotherapy together with his wife Annelise Heigl-Evers .

life and work

In 1954, Heigl co-founded the "Göttingen Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy". From 1971 to 1985 he was head of the Lower Saxony State Hospital in Tiefenbrunn . In 1975 he was appointed honorary professor at the University of Göttingen . Among other things, he was a founding member of the “International Working Group on Psychoanalytic Societies”.

Together with his wife Annelise Heigl-Evers, he developed the psychoanalytical-interactional method for structurally disturbed patients, primarily with borderline syndrome . In this context, Tiefenbrunn developed into the first German specialist clinic for patients with psychotrauma disorders .

Heigl is the author of numerous books and textbooks on psychotherapy . Together with his wife, he donated the € 10,000 Heigl Prize for empirical or conceptual work in the field of psychotherapy research .

Fonts (selection)

  • Together with Annelise Heigl-Evers: To love and be loved in marriage. A depth psychological study of causes and Effects of partnership conflicts . (1969), Fischer Tb, Frankfurt am Main 1987, ISBN 3-596-42118-7 .
  • Together with Annelise Heigl-Evers: Applying and letting go in marriage. A depth psychologist. Study . (1963), Fischer TB, Frankfurt am Main 1985, ISBN 3-596-42128-4 .
  • Together with Annelise Heigl-Evers: give and take in marriage. A depth psychologist. Study . (1961), Kindler, Göttingen 1975, ISBN 3-463-02151-X .

literature

  • Festschrift for Franz Heigl , in: Group dynamics and group psychotherapy , Volume 16 1980

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annelise Heigl-Evers / Jürgen Ott (eds.): The psychoanalytical-interactional method. Goettingen 1994
personal data
SURNAME Heigl, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heigl, Franz Seraph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychoanalyst
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 2001
Place of death Goettingen