Jerome M. Schneck

Background

Schneck, Jerome M. was born on January 2, 1920 in New York City. Son of Maurice and Rose (Weiss) Schneck.

Education

AB, Cornell Univercity, 1939; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1943.

Career

Intern, Interfaith Medical Center, 1943; psychiatric staff, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, 1944-1945; chief psychiatry and sociology department, Fort Missoula, Montana, 1946; chief psychiatry and sociology department, Camp Cooke, California, 1947; member psychiatric staff, Long Island College Hospital, 1947-1948; member psychiatric staff, Kings County Hospital, 1948-1970; member psychiatric staff, State University of New York Hospital, Brooklyn, 1955-1970; associate visiting psychiatrist, Kings County Hospital, 1949-1970; member psychiatric staff, State University Hospital, Brooklyn, 1955-1970; private practice, New York City, New York City, since 1947; attending psychiatrist, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center New York, since 1970; honorary senior psychiatrist, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center New York, since 1990. Psychiatric consultant VA Regional Office, 1947-1948, New York State Department Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1977-1983, New York State Department Civil Svc., 1978-1984, New York State Office Court Administration, 1978-1985, New York State Department Education, 1981-1983. Director Mount Vernon Mental Hygiene Clinic, 1947-1952.

Associate chief psychiatrist Westchester County Department Health, 1949-1950, consultant, 1951-1952. Clinical instructor Long Island College Medicine, 1947-1950. Clinical associate State University of New York College Medicine, Brooklyn,1950-1953, assistant professor, 1955-1958, associate professor, 1958-1970.

Supervising psychiatrist Community Guidance Superior vena cava syndrome, 1955-1970. Consultant county on mental health American Medical Association, 1956-1958. Consultant NBC, 1962, Center Research in Hypnotherapy, 1964-1970.

Visiting lecturer New York Medical College-Metropolitan Hospital, 1965. Faculty and fellowAm. Institute Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, 1970-1985.

Achievements

• Jerome M. Schneck has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist, medical historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Hypnosis in modern medicine.
  • Studies in scientific hypnosis (Nervous and mental disease monographs)
  • The principles and practice of hypnoanalysis

Membership

Lieutenant United States Army Field Artillery Reserve, 1939-1942. Captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1945-1947. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (distinguished life), American Medical Authors, Academy Psychosomatic Medicine, American Psychiatric Association (distinguished life), American Society Clinical Hypnosis (life), Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (life, founder, founding president 1949-1956, executive council since 1949, associate editor journal since 1953, Merit award 1955, Gold medal 1958, Bernard B. Raginsky award 1966, Shirley Schneck award 1970, Roy M. Dorcus award 1980, Special Presidential award 1986), American Academy Psychotherapists (co-founder, vice president 1956-1958), American Medical Writers Association, American Society Psychoanalytic Physicians (honorary, board directors 1958-1962), International Society Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (co-founder, board directors 1958-1968, founding fellow), International Academy Eclectic Psychotherapists (charter).

Member American Medical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Academy Achievement (charter), Society Apothecaries London, Institute Practicing Psychotherapists, Pan American Medical Association (vice president section clinical hypnosis 1960-1965, North America vice president 1966), New York Society Medical History (executive committee 1956-1962), American Board Medical Hypnosis (life, founder, president 1958-1960, board directors), Institute Research in Hypnosis Inc. (board directors, board editors 1957-1970), American Association History Medicine, History of Science Society, Association Advancement Psychotherapy (charter) Canada Medical History Association, New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry (chairman committee on history of psychiatry), Charles F. Menninger Society, International Society Hypnosis (honorary life), British Society Medical Hypnosis (honorary), International Society Hypnosis (honorary life), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Shirley R. Kaufman, July 24, 1943.

Father:

Maurice Schneck

Mother:

Rose (Weiss) Schneck

Spouse:

Shirley R. Kaufman