Milton H. Erickson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Milton H. Erickson

American psychiatrist

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1901

Place of Birth: Aurum, Nevada, United States

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1980

Profession: writer, psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, hypnotist, hypnotherapist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist and psychologist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy.
He was founding president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychopathological Association.
He is noted for his approach to the unconscious mind as creative and solution-generating.
He is also noted for influencing brief therapy, strategic family therapy, family systems therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and neuro-linguistic programming.