Dick Blomberg 1921-2001

The psychoanalyst and psychotherapist Dick Blomberg passed away 9 September 2001, almost 80 years old.

Dick Blomberg graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in 1948 at the University of Stockholm and in 1953 he became Licentiate of Philosophy, his thesis having the title “Rehabilitation of pupils from approved schools”. The year after, he was appointed as psychologist at Roxtuna Approved School, where, during several periods, he was also head of the institution. During 1959-1960, Dick Blomberg held expertise commissions at the Ministry of Justice, after which he became headmaster at Lövsta School. At all these different posts, Dick Blomberg's personal engagement, empathy and humour were much appreciated as was his capacity to create trustful relations with his pupils.

Dick Blomberg published two books and participated in several radio and television programs concerning the care of adolescents. From 1965, he gradually shifted to psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic work with adults.

Dick Blomberg was one of the pioneers of Swedish psychotherapy. For several years, he was member of the Board of the National Society for Social and Mental Health (Riksföreningen för Social och Mental Hälsa, RSMH). He was one of the founders of the Swedish Society for Holistic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in 1968 (since 2000, the Swedish Psychoanalytical Association), an initiative, which signified a widening and deepening of the psychotherapeutic field. During the Society's first stumbling years, Dick Blomberg was its vice-president and for a long time he was a member of the Faculty of the Society's Institute. Since the Society was new, the work at the Faculty implied an intensive development of both form and content of the training at the Institute. Dick Blombeng was active in all parts of the psychoanalytic training, as training analyst, supervisor and teacher. In all these functions, he was coveted and appreciated. Dick Blomberg's experiences of the building up of the Society's training made