Patrick Joseph Mahony

Background

Patrick Joseph Mahony was born on June 11, 1932, in New York, United States. He was a son of Patrick Mahony, an elevator operator, and Ellen (Sullivan) Mahony.

Education

Mahony was educated at the Iona College, becoming a Bachelor of Arts there in 1953. He then graduated from the New York University as a Master of Arts in 1957, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy 6 years later.

Career

Mahony began his career at the Université de Montreal in 1963, at the position of a professor of literature, becoming a professor emeritus later. He has worked as a psychoanalyst since 1977. Mahony also served at the Canadian Society of Psychoanalysts as a diplomate and supervising and training psychoanalyst. Additionally, he was a lecturer throughout North and South America, Europe and the Far East.

Mahony has described and analyzed the techniques used by the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. He has also concentrated on other themes in his writing. His works include such books as Freud as a Writer, Freud and the Wolf Man, Freud and the Rat Man, Freud’s Dora, and others. Mahony is also a contributor of more than a hundred articles to different journals.

Achievements

• For his achievements, Mahony won Mary S. Sigourney Award, Miguel Prados Award from the Canadian Society of Psychoanalysis, as well as Fritz Schmidl Award in Applied Psychoanalysis.
  
  Mahoney’s works have been translated into Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.

Works

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  • Freud's Dora: A Psychoanalytic, Historical, and Textual Study

    (The case of the patient whom Freud immortalised as Dora i...)

    1997
  • A Measure of Hennessy

    (With bloodied family photo in hand, as he awaits the only...)

  • Freud and the Rat Man

    (Describes and analyzes the techniques used by the famous ...)

    1986
  • The Wayfarers

    (A tale of defiance during the age of torment that was Wor...)

  • Freud As a Writer 1982

Membership

Mahony is a member of the Columbia Psychoanalytic Society and the Royal Society of Canada.

Interests

• art history, theology, biblical studies

Connections

Mahony married Pierrette Senay on July 18, 1984. That marriage produced 2 children - Charles and Christopher.

Father:

Patrick Mahony

He was an elevator operator.

Mother:

Ellen (Sullivan) Mahony

Wife:

Pierrette Senay

Son:

Charles Mahony

Son:

Christopher Mahony