Eva Frommer
Eva Ann Frommer FRCPsych (6 September 1927 – 8 August 2004) was a German-born British consultant child psychiatrist, working at St Thomas' Hospital in South London. Her specialism was to apply the arts and eurythmy to the treatment of pre-school child patients, inspired by the work of the Austrian anthroposophist, Rudolf Steiner. Early in her career she attracted criticism through association with her senior colleague, the controversial psychiatrist William Sargant, whom she followed for a time in the application of sleep therapy and antidepressant prescription to children.
Eva Frommer | |
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Frommer c. 1965 | |
| Born | 1927 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 8 August 2004 (aged 76−77) Forest Row, England |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Free Hospital |
| Known for | Attention to separation effects in parenting and pre-school children, prescribing antidepressants to children, "Diagnosis and Treatment in Clinical Child Psychiatry, hospital-based art therapies and Eurythmy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child psychiatry, Anthroposophy, Art therapy |
| Institutions | Maudsley Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, London |
As a child, she became part of the Jewish exodus fleeing from persecution in Nazi Germany. Frommer was a great promoter of the arts for children and was modestly a philanthropist.