Background
Dreifuss-Kattan, Esther was born on June 3, 1949 in Zurich, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1989. Daughter of Max and Suzanne Dreifuss.
(Cancer Stories provides a vivid depiction of the inner ex...)
Cancer Stories provides a vivid depiction of the inner experience of the cancer patient as revealed by the accounts of, and pictures created by, the patients themselves. Drawing on her clinical work as well as an extensive autobiographical literature, Dreifuss-Kattan takes the reader on a deeply moving journey through the psychological realities of cancer, beginning with the initial shock of diagnosis and continuing through the multiple treatments for cancer -- surgery, radiation, chemotherapy -- with their frequently harrowing side-effects. She then demonstrates how psychotherapy and art therapy can be valuable additions to the treatment of cancer patients, fostering creativity which, in turn, can be the vehicle for achieving new psychological integration even in the face of impending death.
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Psychoanalyst Art therapy educator
Dreifuss-Kattan, Esther was born on June 3, 1949 in Zurich, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1989. Daughter of Max and Suzanne Dreifuss.
Diploma in fashion design, Fashion School, Zurich. Master of Arts in Art Therapy, Goddart College, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Art Therapy, Union Graduate Institute, 1990.
Doctor of Philosophy in Research Psychoanalysis, Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute, 1994.
Art therapist C. Jung Clinic & Research Center, Zurich, 1972-1974. Art therapist, director Chestnut Lodge Hospital, Rockville, Maryland, 1974-1978. Art therapy consultant, psychooncologist University Hospital Department Internal Medicine, Zurich, 1978-1983.
Psychooncologist, consultant Tel-Hashomer University, Tel Aviv, 1983-1986. Lecturer art therapy University Tel Aviv, 1984-1989. Lecturer art history, art therapy and health science University of California at Los Angeles Extension, Los Angeles, since 1990.
Private practice psychoanalysis, art therapy Beverly Hills, California, since 1992.
(Cancer Stories provides a vivid depiction of the inner ex...)
Member American Psychological Association (division psychoanalysis), American Psychoanalytic Association, American Art Therapy Association (registered).
Married Shlomo Kattan, December 29, 1983. Children: Sarit Jolanda, Gabriela Caroline.