Background
Beiser, Helen Ruth was born on November 15, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Arthur Jean and Agnes Emily (Hamer) Beiser.
Beiser, Helen Ruth was born on November 15, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Arthur Jean and Agnes Emily (Hamer) Beiser.
Biosystems Engineering, University Arizona, 1935. Master of Science, Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, 1941.
Staff psychiatrist, Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, 1951-1953; training director, Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, 1954-1957; medical director, North Shore Mental Health Clinic, Highland Park, Illinois, 1953-1954; with, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, since 1954; training and supervising analyst, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, since 1965; chair child analysis training, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, 1967-1977; retired, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, 1989; freelance consultant, Chicago, 1950-1989. Consultant Barr-Harris Clinic on Parent Loss, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, since 1975. Consultant psychiatrist Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Chicago, 1982-1991.
President board West Side Institute Religion and Medicine, Chicago, 1960-1982. Honorary board directors Altenheim German Old Peoples Home, Forest Park, Illinois, 1960-1982. Elder Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, 1972-1989.
Member Medical Disciplinary Board of Illinois, Chicago and Springfield, 1979-1984. Fellow American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (president 1983-1985), American Psychoanalytic Association. Member American Medical Association (delegate 1987-1988), Illinois Psychiatric Association (councillor 1974-1976), Chicago Psychoanalytic Society (peer review panel 1976-1978), Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Omega Alpha.