Background
Rhee, Dongshick was born on July 26, 1920 in Waegwan, Kyungsang-puk-do, Republic of Korea. Son of Sangsoo and Bunak (Cha) Rhee.
Rhee, Dongshick was born on July 26, 1920 in Waegwan, Kyungsang-puk-do, Republic of Korea. Son of Sangsoo and Bunak (Cha) Rhee.
Doctor of Medicine, Taegu (Korea) Medical College, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Kyungbuk University, Taegu, 1971.
Assistant, Seoul (Korea) U. Medical College, 1942-1950; professor, department chairman psychiatry, Soodo Medical College, Seoul, 1959-1960; professor, department chairman psychiatry, Kyungbuk U. Medical School, 1961-1962; clinical professor, Yonsei U. Medical Center, Seoul private practice psychiatry, Seoul, since 1962. President 3rd Pacific Congress Psychiatry, Seoul, 1984, 16th International Congress Psychotherapy, Seoul, 1994. Consultant Seoul U. Student Guidance Center, 1962-1972.
Fellow American Psychiat Association (correspondent), Pacific Rim College Psychiatrists (founding). Member International Federation Medical Psychotherapy (board directors 1988), International Federation Psychotherapy (honorary), Korean Neuropsychiatric Association (president 1965-1966, 83-84), Korean Academy Psychotherapists (president 1974-1984, honorary president since 1989), Korean Philosophical Association.
Married Dongsoon Kim, April 25, 1950. Children: Jaewon, Jaekyung, Jaehyun, Jaemi, Jaesoon.