Albert L. Deutsch: 1907-1968

With the passing of Dr. Albert L. Deutsch on November 17, 1968, the field of mental health lost an esteemed physician, a man who participated dynamically and with dedication in all of its aspects.

Born in Brooklyn, April 19, 1907, he was a graduate of Long Island University in 1931, received his medical degree from the University of Berne, in Switzerland, in 1937, and served his interneship in Vienna and Jersey City. He took his psychiatric residency at Brooklyn State Hospital in 1941-42, and then served in the United States Army for five and a half years. From 1945-46 he was a psychiatrist at Mason General Hospital, West Brentwood, N.Y. Following this he worked for the Veterans Administration Mental Hygiene Clinic in New York City, and was Chief of the Epilepsy Research Program. In 1958, he graduated from the American Institute for Psychoanalysis and joined the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. For years he served the Association with boundless energy and enthusiasm as Treasurer and as Chairman of many committees.

He was also President of the Association of Medical Group Psychoanalysts; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Downstate Medical School; member of the Executive Board of the Brooklyn Psychiatric Society and the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Association; and was Consultant to the Board of Education of New York and to the Social Service Department of Long Island College Hospital. He served as Associate Psychoanalyst of the Karen Horney Clinic, lecturer at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis, and Fellow of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, American Academy of Psychoanalysis, American Psychiatric Association and the American Group Psychotherapy Association. He was the author of many articles especially related to group psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, one of which appeared in a 1967 issue of this Journal.

Dr. Deutsch, wholeheartedly and willingly, involved himself in the activities of every professional and community group to